hold over
phrasal verbhold something over [usually passive]
- to not deal with something immediately; to leave something to be dealt with later synonym postpone
- The matter was held over until the next meeting.
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- to show a film, play, etc. for longer than planned
- The movie proved so popular it was held over for another week.
hold something over somebody
- to use knowledge that you have about somebody to threaten them or make them do what you want