hold your hair back

A demonstration of friendlove.

If you move away, who's gonna hold my hair back for me?

by emjava April 28, 2005

Hold back the Heinz

A process in which someone has yet to spill the beans.

“Come on steve, don’t hold back the Heinz”

by JAMLENOM February 3, 2018

Hold Me Back Guy

That one dude in every crew who acts like he's about to throw hands, but actually his toughest move is yelling "hold me back!" hoping his friends actually do "hold him back"

Jon said, "We need a Hold Me Back Guy to start a fight for no reason tonight"

by JJ💔LOVE August 3, 2024

Hold back the tide

verb phrase: Trying to stop something that is clearly inevitable or already unstoppable. Putting effort into controlling a situation that has moved beyond anyone’s ability to stop it—often while pretending things are still under control. Like standing on the shore believing you can keep the ocean from coming back in: you might delay it for a moment, but the tide always returns.

“Once the news hit social media, trying to keep it quiet was like trying to hold back the tide.”

by Thejocdoc March 4, 2026