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Hold Your Tongue

1) Ridiculous old-school talk which means "Don't say anything". It's right up there with "Pick your feet up", "Pull your socks up", "Hold your horses" and "Sleep tight". These are also phrases which, if taken literally, would be amusing viewing.

2) A cautionary comment to a bloke who may be considering sex with a woman whose disease status is unknown, but looks rife. (Condoms won't help if you're making oral contact with females, kids. They're not magic.) It obviously means "Don't go down on her, you'll get herpes"
1) "My mummy says you're a harlot"
"Hold your tongue, Julia! And pick your feet up!"

2) "Right, I'm leaving now. Guys, this is Kelly"
(gestures to bleach blonde wearing velour tracksuit and giant hoop earrings, chewing gum and smoking at the same time)
"Alright, but Dave? Take this durex and for the love of God, hold your tongue"
by MagickDio April 27, 2010
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hold jiggers

prison term.. to watch for boss while someone does something they're not supposed to be doing.
roger: ima whoop this fools ass, hold jiggers!

tommy: aight make it quick...
by jesusa g July 6, 2008
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hold this

when you wait for your friend to be concentrating really hard on something or deep into a conversation, then you pull out your penis, put it in his hand, and say "hold this".
"Hey Ted, hold this!"
"No problem man...
Wait, what the fuck?"
"HA!"
by deeshit January 26, 2008
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hold your horses

Wait up. Don't get started yet. From the days of horse and buggy; hold the horses so they don't run off before you're ready.
Hold your horses! The boss isn't here yet.
by PecTheTech March 30, 2004
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hold on

When you're making a phone call in New York City, this phrase usually means that the person on the other line isn't putting you on hold to help you, but to either talk to another customer or to make a personal call.
Hold on...(you're waiting ten minutes on the phone)...
(10 minutes later)...Sorry to keep you waiting. Your Edvard Grieg orchestral works box set hasn't come in yet.
by pentozali March 2, 2011
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hold time

to stop a conversation because you do not understand some thing
hold time, i thought you said you where out of town?
by Errrick October 22, 2007
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hold what ya got

stop whatever you are doing. Slow down or shut up
If someone is saying something they shouldnt be saying tell them, hold what ya got. You doin to much
by Jecjaymes November 6, 2007
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