hold the ring



Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!

hold the ring

To monitor or control a conflict or dispute, especially in a neutral or uninvolved manner. Primarily heard in UK. Working in HR, my job is to hold the ring between employees who have a problem, rather than involve myself directly in it.
See also: hold, ring

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Antoninaahn-taw-NEE-nah (Polish), ahn-tah-NEE-nah (Russian)Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman
Oleksandr-Ukrainian
KaidenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Aafje-Dutch
Maximus-Ancient Roman
Shirin-Persian