Put (something) On Hold Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Put (something) On Hold Idiom mean?

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put (something) on hold What does put (something) on hold mean?	to postpone something, to stop the progress of something	We decided to put the weekend trip on hold.
put (something) on hold What does put (something) on hold mean?	to postpone a project	The construction company put the project on hold while they researched the problem with the bridge.
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skin-deep What does "skin-deep" mean?	to be only on the surface, to not have any deep or honest meaning	Although beauty is said to be only skin-deep many people care about it very much.

Fair thee well What does "Fair thee well" mean?	Meaning completely and fully: I am tied up today to a fair-thee-well.
straight What does "straight" mean?	undiluted alcoholic drink
by a hair's breadth What does "by a hair's breadth" mean?	just barely, by a very small distance	I got to the concert in time to see the beginning but only by a hair's breadth.
tweeked What does "tweeked" mean?	drunk; intoxicated
every dog has his day What does "every dog has his day" mean?	everyone will have his chance or turn, everyone will get what he deserves	"Don`t worry about him. Every dog has his day and he will eventually suffer for all the bad things that he is doing."

zero in on What does "zero in on" mean?	adjust a gun so that it will hit a target, aim at something	The soldiers zeroed in on the target and began to fire their guns.
google What does "google" mean?	use Google or a similar search engine find something online
sink one's teeth into (something) What does "sink one's teeth into (something)" mean?	to take a bite of some kind of food, to get really involved in something	I am trying hard to sink my teeth into the project at work.

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Put (something) On Hold Idiom