hold one's horses

Slow down, be patient, as in Dad told Kevin to hold his horses on Christmas shopping, since it was only July, or Hold your horses, I'm coming. This expression alludes to a driver making horses wait by holding the reins tightly. [Slang; c. 1840]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Norbert	NAWR-bert (German, Polish), NAWR-bərt (English, Dutch)	German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Marielle	-	French
Ioannis	-	Greek
ComhghÁN	-	Irish
AnĐEla	-	Croatian, Serbian
Almudena	-	Spanish