hold out on



hold (something) out on (someone or something)

to keep news or something of value from someone or a group. What's going on? Are you holding something out on me? Don't hold out on the city council. They have ways of finding out everything.
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hold out on somebody

to refuse to give help or information to someone I discovered that she had been holding out on me all these years, not telling me the secret ingredient in her pies.
See also: hold, on, out

hold out on (someone)

To withhold something from: Don't hold out on me; start telling the truth.
See also: hold, on, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Haran-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Oxana-Ukrainian, Russian
Tamati-Maori
Hinton['hintən]
Hideyoshihee-de-yo-sheeJapanese
Palmira-Italian, Spanish, Portuguese