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Rajivme Posted 17 years ago
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the company has been keeping in hold all our documents-- is this correct
  

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The company has been keeping all our documents on hold.

  • The company has been keeping all our documents on hold.
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The company has been keeping all our documents on hold.
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or maybe something else. A "hold" can also mean a safe or strong room.
So " The company has been keeping all our documents in a hold" ??
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It's not idiomatic. It would help to know the reason. Are they working in our interest or against it?

The company has been holding our documents for safekeeping. (They're keeping them safe as a favor to us.)

The company has refused to release our documents to us. (The documents are being held hostage to force us into some course of action.)

The company is h

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