hold one's horses

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: hōld' wŭnz' hôrs′ĭz Hyphenation: hold one's hors‧es === Verb === hold one's horses (third-person singular simple present holds one's horses, present participle holding one's horses, simple past and past participle held one's horses) (idiomatic) To be patient; to wait. Synonyms: hold one's water; see also Thesaurus:wait Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold,‎ one's,‎ horses. ==== Usage notes ==== Mostly used imperatively, as "hold your horses". ==== Translations ==== === See also === back that train up === Further reading === “hold one's horses”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.