English Explanatory Dictionary

hold one's fire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Do not discharge a weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder; now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.
  2. Wait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.
verb
  1. To refrain from criticism.

Pronunciation

en-au-hold your fire.ogg

Word forms

hold one's fire holds one's fire holding one's fire held one's fire

Antonyms

return fire
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