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Hold our horses means to Hold on; be patient.

If someone tells you to hold your horses, you are doing something too fast and they would like you to slow down.

For Example:

 

Hold your horses, Colin, I'm working as fast as I can!

 

Origin:

 

"Hold your horses" literally means to keep your horse (or horses) still, which would be used when horse riding, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. This idiom probably originated in the United

States in the 19th century and is historically related to horse riding, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle.