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The phrase 'holds back on' is correct and can be used in written English.
The phrase 'holds back on' is used when someone is limiting their expenditure or action on something, typically out of caution or restraint. For example: "My brother holds back on buying expensive items, as he has no way of knowing if the product is actually worth the money".
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Often hilarious, occasionally, "God, I wish I hadn't read that!", sometimes profound, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes infuriating (the way women are treated by some of these bands calls for castration), whatever, no one holds back on any subject.
Though it holds back on specifics because of confidentiality, the new blog post addresses Horvath's accusations one by one.
World Bank holds back on $5bn of credit.
A1 There is much in Senator John Kerry's past to suggest that he believes elections are won in the endgame, that he holds back on purpose.
Bruckner's Seventh Symphony, which came after the interval, would not strike many as a work that holds back on the grand gestures.
Sometimes, interestingly, the aim of truth is enhanced less by adversarial argument than by a receptivity that holds back on disagreement long enough to try out the new ideas on offer, push them further, see where they might go.
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Hold one wrench tightly while holding back on the other.
Holding back on a full bailout, or at least delaying one, could suit E.U. officials.
Obama held back on Tuesday.
And they held back on spending.
Don't hold back on those anchovies.
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