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hunt up ждать с ч-л • Jack held off pay¬ ing for the television set until the dealer fixed it. • Let's hold off until we know more. 2. сторониться, держаться по­ дальше • Perkins was a scholarly man who held off from people. • Mary tends to hold off from people who try to be friendly too suddenly. hold on не вешать трубку, подождать у телефона • Mr Jones asked me to hold on while he spoke to his secretary. • Do you mind holding on while I find out? hold on/out продержаться, выстоять, дер­ жаться до конца • The strikers held on for six weeks before agreeing to arbitration. • The town was surrounded by the enemy and the citizens did not know if they could hold on until help arrived. • They could either surrender or hold out, risking starvation or death at the hands of the soldiers. • How long can the enemy hold out? hold out on smb (sl) с к р ы т ь , д е р ж а т ь в секрете, утаивать • John knew that the fa¬ mily would go to the beach on Saturday, but he held out on his brother. • Why didn't you tell me at once instead of holding out on me? hold over повременить с ч-л, отложить • Let's hold over discussion of this problem until our next meeting. • The concert was held over till the next week because of the singer's illness. hold up 1. ограбить (угрожая оружием) • That bank has been held up three times. • The criminals held up the train and took all the passengers' money. 2. тормозить, задерживать (дело) • The office manager's absence is holding up everything. • The build¬ ing of the new road has been held up by bad weather. 3. з а с т р я т ь (в д о р о ж н о й пробке) • Sorry I'm late. I was held up by the traffic. • We were held up on the road by a nasty traffic accident. 4. д е р ж а т ь себя в руках, сохранять спокойствие • The grieving mother held up for her child¬ ren's sake. • How does he hold up under such a responsibility? hold with (usu negative) косо смотреть, не одобрять • She doesn't hold with people living together before they're married. • I don't hold with any kind of blood sport. hop over (inf) махнуть, рвануть куда-нибудь • Let's hop over to Paris for the week¬ end. horn in встрять, вмешаться (в разговор) • She had the bad habit of horning in while someone else was talking. • Who asked you to horn in? hunt up выкопать, откопать (найти), раз¬ добыть • The staff there aren't very good at hunting up information 207