Bill was unable to hold his peace any longer. “Don't do it!” he cried.
•Quiet, John. Hold your peace for a little while longer.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
hold one's peace — {v. phr.}, {formal} To be silent and not speak against something; be still; keep quiet. * /I did not agree with the teacher, but held my peace as he was rather angry./ Compare: HOLD ONE S TONGUE … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's peace — ► hold one s peace remain silent. Main Entry: ↑peace … English terms dictionary
hold one's peace — phrasal : to keep silent : keep one s thoughts to oneself felt it would do no good to complain so held his peace * * * hold one s peace To remain silent • • • Main Entry: ↑peace * * * I see peace II remain silent about somet … Useful english dictionary
hold\ one's\ peace — v. phr. formal To be silent and not speak against something; be still; keep quiet. I did not agree with the teacher, but held my peace as he was rather angry. Compare: hold one s tongue … Словарь американских идиом
hold one's peace — phrasal see hold one s tongue … New Collegiate Dictionary
hold one's peace — See hold one s tongue … New dictionary of synonyms
To hold one's peace — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To hold one's peace — Peace Peace, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix, L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease}, {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hold one's peace — be silent and not speak against something, be still Please try and hold your peace during the meeting as it will be to our disadvantage if we have a confrontation … Idioms and examples
hold one's peace — remain silent. → peace … English new terms dictionary
