New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: holdover · hand over · roll over · board over · cloud over · shove over · bind over · boil over · bowl over · call over

hold over

1 (v + prep) use as means of blackmail TRANSITIVEhe held the secret over my head bhagair sé go n-inseodh sé an rún 2 (v + adv) postpone TRANSITIVEcuir siar c m ucuir ar athlá c m uthe launch was held over cuireadh siar an seoladh, cuireadh an seoladh ar athláit was held over from last year cuireadh siar ó anuraidh go dtí i mbliana é 3 (v + adv) agree to deal with later TRANSITIVEcoinnigh siar c m ufág ar leataobh c m ucuir ar athlá c m umy application has been held over tá m'iarratas fágtha ar leataobhthe matter is being held over to the next meeting tá an t-ábhar á choinneáil siar go dtí an chéad chruinniú eile, tá an t-ábhar fágtha go dtí an chéad chruinniú eile → see hold

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barrel »

to have sb over a barrel (also to hold sb over a barrel) informal duine a bheith faoi bhos an chait agat, duine a bheith ar do chomhairle féin agat
hold »

he has no hold over me níl aon chumhacht aige orm, níl aon smacht aige orm
hold »

her hold over the public is obvious is léir go bhfuil sí ag dul i bhfeidhm ar an bpobal, is léir go bhfuil greim aici ar an bpobal
hold on »

her mother held on until the wedding was over d'fhan a máthair go raibh an bhainis thart, mhair a máthair go raibh an bhainis thart

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