hold horses

hold your horses

wait Hold your horses, Colin, I'm working as fast as I can!

Usage notes: usually used as an instruction, as in the example

To restrain oneself.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Megaera	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Andrija	-	Croatian, Serbian
Desiderio	-	Italian, Spanish
Ivor	IE-vawr (English), EE-vawr (English)	Irish, Scottish, Welsh, English (British)
Tifawt	-	Northern African, Berber
Nikita (1)	nee-KEE-tah (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian