Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Hold your horses 

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  1. To keep the horse chain intact
  2. Holding and keeping things by yourself
  3. Give time to others for some rest
  4. To tell someone to stop and consider carefully  

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Option 4 : To tell someone to stop and consider carefully  
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The correct answer is To tell someone to stop and consider carefully.

Key Points

  • The most appropriate meaning for the given idiom 'Hold your horses' is 'To tell someone to stop and consider carefully'.
  • Hold your horsesused to tell someone to stop and consider carefully their decision or opinion about something.
    • E.g. Just hold your horses, Bill! Let's think about this for a moment.

Additional Information

  •  Let's look at some similar idioms.
    • Cool your jets: After the defendant's outburst in court, the judge said he could “cool his jets” in jail before appearing again next month.
    • To let your hair down: Should we go out and let our hair down for a few hours at a karaoke bar?
    • To switch off: My weekend was amazing. I just switched off completely on Friday evening, got away from everything, and didn’t pick up my mobile phone.
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