HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › hold one's fire
← Back to search

Meaning of hold one's fire | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Do not discharge a weapon. Used originally for weapons needing a spark or lighting of a fuse to ignite gunpowder; now sometimes used to mean any weapon launching a projectile.
  2. Wait, don't retaliate, calm down, be quiet.
    colloquial, idiomatic

Examples

“Hold⟳ your fire and let⟳ me explain⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

hold onto your hat hold yew hard holo- home is where the heart is home is where you hang your hat home-

Learn this word in context

See hold one's fire used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free