hold the floor

== English == === Verb === hold the floor (third-person singular simple present holds the floor, present participle holding the floor, simple past and past participle held the floor) (idiomatic) To give a speech at a gathering of people, particularly one that lasts for a long time and is the focus of attention in the room. ==== Related terms ==== take the floor give the floor have the floor ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hold the floor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “hold the floor”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.