to continue feeling or believing something
to hold something tightly or carefully so that you do not drop it or do not fall
to not lose something, or to not let someone else have it
to stop someone from leaving you or from doing what they want
A mother can’t hold on to her children for ever.
But most people hold on to them.
Hold on to the instructions in case you have any problems.
Hold on to the seat in front when we go round the corner.
Hold onto your bag, won’t you?
I always held on to the belief that one day he would succeed.
I want to say to people you can hold on to your happiness.
People hold on to what they have so tightly it slips through their fingers.
People often hold on to pain from the relationship; that way you're just messing your own kids up.
People should hold on to their tickets.
Perhaps the voters thought we should be holding on to these people because they're good to look at.
She said: 'Young people should hold on to their dreams.
The tax system encourages people to hold on to what they have.
What is of value on reading this book is that people hold on to what is useful for them as individuals.
Why do some people hold on to their accents all their lives while others drop them overnight?
With values rising, people are holding on to pictures for longer.
You want to hold on to the good people you already have - if you can.
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