[2] “Hold out” is an expression one hears often in sports reports and labor news.It means to refuse to play or work.Famous players hold out if their team refuses to pay them what they think they are worth.Members of labor unions hold out and refuse to work until they get the work agreement they want.

　　[3]The expression “hold up” has several different meanings.One is a robbery.A man with a gun may say，“This is a hold up.Give me your money.”Another meaning is to delay.A driver late for work may tell his boss，“I was held up by heavy traffic.”Someone who was robbed on the way to work might say，“Sorry，boss，I was held up by a hold up.”

　　[4]Still another meaning of the expression is for a story to be considered true after an investigation.The same driver late for work could say，“My boss did not believe a hold up held me up.But the police confirmed what I said so my story held up.”

　　[5] “Hold on” is used to ask a telephone caller to wait and not______ his telephone.If you call a library to ask for a book，the librarian might say，“Hold on while I look for it.”

　　[6]Our final expression is “hold the line”．That means to keep a problem or situation from getting worse，to hold steady.Now，I must hold the line on this program.I have no more time left today.

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