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Hold one's horses

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To be patient; to wait. idiomatic

    ""I'm going to tell you, ain't I?" he said, gruffly. "Just hold your horses a minute, please.""

  2. 2
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, one's, horses.

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