hold sth. over ertelemek

Turkish - English

Definition of hold sth. over ertelemek in Turkish English dictionary

(deyim) hold over

to save, delay

We will have to hold over these files until tomorrow.

something left from an earlier time

The QWERTY keyboard layout is a holdover from the days when manual typewriters jammed.

continue a term of office past the normal period of time

If you hold something over someone, you use it in order to threaten them or make them do what you want. Did Laurie know something, and hold it over Felicity?

keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

hold over goods to be sold for the next season

If something is held over, it does not happen or it is not dealt with until a future date. Further voting might be held over until tomorrow We would have held the story over until the next day

intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"

continue a term of office past the normal period of time keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time

hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"