Meaning
Wait a moment; slow down.
Primary Function
Impatience control.
Communicative Purpose
To ask for patience or restraint.
Pattern
hold your horses
Core Structure
hold your horses
Função primária
Impatience control.
Propósito comunicativo
To ask for patience or restraint.
Situações de gatilho
Eagerness, rushing decisions.
Contextos
Everyday, casual.
Padrão
hold your horses
Estrutura central
hold your horses
Slots de substituição
[possessive] → your (usually)
Colocados típicos
- hey
- just
- come on
Substituições comuns
- hold on
- slow down
Erros comuns
*hold the horses* (article)
Similar / contraste
keep your shirt on
Interferências
Not about animals.
Família do chunk
- Patience/restraint idioms
Nuance
Firm but friendly.
Efeito pragmático
Temporarily halts urgency.
Dica de memória
Cowboy pulling reins to stop horses.
Nota
All 3 example sentences are correct and idiomatic, covering different contexts of usage.
Upgrade path
please exercise patience (formal)
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