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JCDenton Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

idiom: hold onto someone.

0Hi guys,02br
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00Please I need just conformation that I get the point of this idiom. If I say about a girl for example:02br
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00I 01i01b00hold onto her02b02i00. I knew I was....Does this mean: I was 01i01b00stalking/still watching02b02i00 her. I knew I was....02br
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00 thank you in advance and nice weekend to all!!!!!!!!02br
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00 with regards02br
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0Hi JC, 02br 02br 00I can't give you conf01b 00ir02b 00mation without more context. Your meanings don't make sense, at least in most contexts. 02br 02br 00I you hold on to someone, you could be giving them a big hug, or you could be trying to preserve a relationship, or you could be spending too much time thinking about a relationship that is over, or you could be cherishing a memory.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0Hi JC, 02br 02br 00I can't give you conf01b 00ir02b 00mation without more context.
  • Your meanings don't make sense, at least in most contexts.
  • 02br 02br 00I you hold on to someone, you could be giving them a big hug, or you could be trying to preserve a relationship, or you could be spending too much time thinking about a relationship that is over, or you could be cherishing a memory.
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0Hi JC, 02br
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00I can't give you conf01b00ir02b00mation without more context. Your meanings don't make sense, at least in most contexts. 02br
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00I you hold on to someone, you could be giving them a big hug, or you could be trying to preserve a relationship, or you could be spending too much time thinking about a relationship
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1i00or you could be trying to preserve a relationship...02i02br
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00That's it. That's exactly my context...05000 . I though it has an exact meaning, that's why didn't provide an context. But you hit the point..:-)02br
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00many thanks.02br
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0Good, I'm glad. 02br
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00It might go like this.02br
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00A: Do you like Joanna? Isn't she great?02br
00B: Yes, she's super. She's a keeper. You do your best to hold on to this one, okay? 0-
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0Thank you for very nice example, GG!!..02br
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00Why did you remove that cute kitten from your profile?...05002br
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00best wishes and good night 05100, it's close to midnight here in europe..:-(010id311id20
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