hold one's horses

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• hōld' wŭnz' hôrs′ĭz
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21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 耐心等待 (nàixīn děngdài) — idiomatic: to be patient
• Czech: krotit se — idiomatic: to be patient
• Czech: držet se na uzdě — idiomatic: to be patient
• Danish: klappe hesten — idiomatic: to be patient
• Danish: spise brød til — idiomatic: to be patient
• Finnish: pysyä housuissaan — idiomatic: to be patient
• French: minute, papillon — idiomatic: to be patient
• French: du calme — idiomatic: to be patient
• Icelandic: róa sig — idiomatic: to be patient
• Icelandic: bíða — idiomatic: to be patient
• Icelandic: stilla sig — idiomatic: to be patient
• Norwegian Bokmål: ta det med ro — idiomatic: to be patient
• Norwegian Bokmål: avvente — idiomatic: to be patient
• Polish: czekać — idiomatic: to be patient
• Polish: (czekaj) chwilę — idiomatic: to be patient
• Portuguese: aguentar os cavalos — idiomatic: to be patient
• Russian: придержи́ коне́й (priderží konéj) — idiomatic: to be patient
• Russian: попридержи́ коне́й (popriderží konéj) — idiomatic: to be patient
• Spanish: apaciguar sus aguas — idiomatic: to be patient
• Spanish: parar el carro — idiomatic: to be patient
• Ukrainian: не жени коней (ne ženy konej) — idiomatic: to be patient