hold hard
English edit
Etymology edit
Originally an expression used in riding or driving, now general.
Verb edit
hold hard (third-person singular simple present holds hard, present participle holding hard, simple past and past participle held hard)
- (UK, dated, Rhode Island, often imperative) To remain still; to stop suddenly.
- Hold hard: here come the sheep.
See also edit
References edit
- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary