English of the Day

Phrasal Verb of the Day

💢hold back

✍🏾Meaning:

to stop someone or something from going forward, or from progressing in some way

❕For example:

hold sb/sth back 🔺Joey was so angry that he wanted to attack the referee, but luckily his teammates held him back.

hold back sb/sth

🔺Tiger thinks his lack of arm strength is holding back his development as a golfer, so he's building up his arm muscles.

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