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Laura Kate
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Guess the Funny English Idiom - Hold Your Horses

Hey Everyone,

I am going to give you a series of English idioms. Give me your best guess!... No googling 

Todays English idiom:


HOLD YOUR HORSES 


What do you think it means?

Jul 19, 2018 10:57 PM
Comments · 5
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Correct guys!!

It is usually used when one someone is rushing or JUMPING THE GUN, which means taking action too soon. It comes from the days when we used horse-drawn carriages or rode horses and so literally had to hold the horses so they would wait patiently before starting off.

"Hang on! Hold your horses, I haven't even go inside the door yet, let me put my bag down and then you can tell me what happened!"


Hold your horses! We haven't won yet so don't get the champagne out just yet!

July 19, 2018
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Wait !?
July 19, 2018
1
we could say that  in informal way, that phrase means: 'wait a moment'.
July 19, 2018
1
Wait! / Hold on! / Be patient!
July 19, 2018
1
It's such a way to say hold on or wait!
July 19, 2018

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Laura Kate
Language Skills
Chinese (Mandarin), English
Learning Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
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