10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLD ONE'S PEACE»
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hold one's peace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Rajpal Dictionary Of English Idioms & Phrases
The boy held on to the bush till someone climbed down the cliff to rescue him *
Please hold on a minute with your argument * I hope you won't mind to hold on till
I close the door * These bolts and nuts hold the wheels on Hold one's peace: ...
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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms ...
(also: hold one's peace) refrain from arguing; remain silent: He told one lie after
another, and it was only with the greatest effort that I was able to keep my peace.
2. (of a country) refrain from military action: Imperialism had a very small part in ...
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English-Albanian Dictionary of Idioms
... jepem; ruaj pozicionin (epersine etj.); qendroj fort ne timen □ Strange
superstitions still hold their own in many parts of the world. □ He is still holding
his own. □ We have decided to hold our own to the last man. hold one's peace
hesht, nuk ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[First half of 1300s] hold one's peace ) See under HOLD oNE's TONGUE. hold
one's temper Also, keep one's temper. Refrain from expressing violent anger,
maintain composure or poise. For example, Billy has to learn to hold his temper
when ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Hold one's peace: remain silent, usually against temptation for response or
reprisal. We must hold our peace at the conference to avoid any con- frontation
that will not work to our advantage. Hold one's temper: try not to become angry;
remain ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... FIRE HOLD ONE'S GROUND HOLD ONE'S HEAD UP HOLD ONE'S HORSES
HOLD ONE'S OWN HOLD ONE'S// PEACE/TONGUE HOLD OUT HOLD OUT ON
HOLD OUT AN OLIVE BRANCH HOLD OVER HOLDOVER HOLD SOMEBODY ...
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A New Abridgment of Ainsworth's Dictionary: English and Latin...
To swear the peace against a person, aiiquem de publica pace riolata coram
magistrate jure Jurando accusa re. A peace-maker, pads conciliator. Of making
peace, pacific us, pa- cificaloriui. A making of peace, pacificatio. To hold one's
peace, ...
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
hold off (TIME) 191 hold on (TIME) 191 hold on to (UND) 159 hold one's breath (
EMO) 219 hold one's fire (COMM) 170 hold one's horses (MOVE) 197 hold one's
own (COMM) 178 hold one's peace (COMM) 178 hold one's tongue (COMM) ...
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A New Method of Learning with Facility the Latin Tongue: ...
TA'CEO, tacui, taciturn, tacere : to hold one's peace, to Jay nothing, to be quiet. It
is said also of inanimate things, as Jileo above mentioned. 4. Its compounds
have no supine ; Conticeo, conticui, ere : to hold one's peace, to keep fi' lence, ...
Claude Lancelot, Antoine Arnauld, Pierre Nicole, 1797
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Glossary Hindústání & English to the New Testament and Psalms
khamosh hona, to hold one's peace. — khamosh ho rahna, to keep silence, hold
one's peace. — khamosh karna, to put. to silence. — khamosh rahna, to be silent.
KHARA. kb&mosbi, s. f. silence. — kha- moshi karna, to be silent, keep silence, ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLD ONE'S PEACE»
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Compulsory debate
If one desires to hold one's peace, then one has no business aspiring for the highest offices of the land, because one would then be desirous of ... «Manila Standard Today, Jun 15»
The art of ruling the minds
... deliberately fanning the partisan flames instead, one should politely be told to hold one's peace, indefinitely, for the good of humanity. «DhakaTribune, Feb 15»
Tough lessons about truth-telling
The second is to hold one's peace and let idle chatter slide over one's head: let the work do the talking. If we spent all our time combating the ... «Tehelka, Nov 11»
