Tow could have hurt Fred by telling what he knew, but he held his fire.
Mary held fire until she had enough information to convince the other club members.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
hold fire — hang/hold fire to delay doing something, especially making a decision, because you are waiting to see what will happen. It would have been good to settle the matter now, but I think we should hang fire until the general situation becomes clearer … New idioms dictionary
hold fire — phrasal : to refrain from expressing oneself or from taking action held fire on specific foreign policy questions New York Times * * * hang/hold ˈfire idiom to delay or be delayed in taking action • The project had hung fire for several years for … Useful english dictionary
hold fire — sulaikyti ugnį statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Oro erdvės gynybos metu – įsakymas sustabdyti ugnį kritinės padėties atveju. Jau skriejančios raketos turi būti sulaikytos nuo gaudymo, jeigu tai įmanoma techniškai. atitikmenys: angl. hold fire… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
hold fire — See: HOLD ONE S FIRE … Dictionary of American idioms
hold fire — See: HOLD ONE S FIRE … Dictionary of American idioms
hold fire — verb To wait for an opportunity to shoot at something or someone … Wiktionary
hold fire! — command to stop firing weapons … English contemporary dictionary
hold one's fire — or[hold fire] {v. phr.} To keep back arguments or facts; keep from telling something. * /Tow could have hurt Fred by telling what he knew, but he held his fire./ * /Mary held fire until she had enough information to convince the other club… … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's fire — or[hold fire] {v. phr.} To keep back arguments or facts; keep from telling something. * /Tow could have hurt Fred by telling what he knew, but he held his fire./ * /Mary held fire until she had enough information to convince the other club… … Dictionary of American idioms
fire — I [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] BURNING, HEAT, OR ENTHUSIASM ♦♦ fires, firing, fired (Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N UNCOUNT Fire is the hot, bright flames produced by things… … English dictionary
