There are a number of phrasal verbs with hold in English. Complete the gaps with the correct prepositions to make the phrasal verbs defined.
1 hold _____ wait
2 hold _____ succeed in keeping (a job)
3 hold _____ (something) keep (not sell or give away)
4 hold _____ delay; not begin
5 hold _____ stop the progress of; obstruct / stop and rob
6 hold (someone) ___ (something) make (someone) do what they have promised
Complete the gaps in these sentences with the correct prepositions:
1 The bad weather held _____ the workers and they finished the house six months late.
2 “I promise to take you out for dinner the next time I’m in London.” “I will hold you _____ that, I won’t forget.”
3 We’re going to hold _____ on the sale of the house until prices rise again.
4 We’d like to hold _____ our antique furniture, but I’m afraid we are going to have to sell everything.
5 He’s useless, he’s incapable of holding _____ a job for more than six months.
6 Hold _____. Let me help you. That is too heavy for you to carry alone.
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