hold still for
Definition
Verb phrase: - To tolerate, endure, or accept something, often something unpleasant or inconvenient, without complaining or resisting.
Usage
This phrase is used to describe the act of putting up with a situation, request, or action. It often implies a degree of patience or reluctant acceptance. It is frequently used in negative constructions (e.g., "won't hold still for") to express an unwillingness to tolerate something.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- The phrase can carry a connotation of passive endurance, suggesting one remains in place or in a situation while something negative occurs.
- It is often used in contexts involving authority, rules, or social behavior where a boundary of tolerance is being set or tested.
Variants and Related Words
- Stand for (verb phrase): A very close synonym, meaning to tolerate or endure. (e.g., )
- Put up with (verb phrase): To tolerate or endure someone or something unpleasant.
Synonyms
- Tolerate
- Endure
- Bear
- Accept
- Suffer
Related Phrases
- Hold still: (Literally) To remain motionless. This is the literal meaning from which the phrasal verb is derived, but it is a separate usage.
- The photographer asked the model to hold still.
Notes
This phrasal verb is idiomatic. The words "hold still" literally mean to not move, but when combined with "for," the meaning shifts to a figurative sense of enduring a situation without "moving" against it or objecting.
Verb
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tolerate or bear
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I won't stand for this kind of behavior!
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