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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
hold somebody up
ˌhold sb/sthˈup derived often passive 1. to support sb/sth and stop them from falling 2. to delay or block the movement or progress of sb/sth • An accident is holding up traffic. • My application was held up by the postal strike. related noun ↑hold-up 3. to use or present sb/sth as an example •She's always holding up her children as models of good behaviour. •His ideas were held up to ridicule. Main entry: ↑holdderived
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