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Hold your horses!

Sharon: I want an orange juice and some crisps. A cheese sandwich too. Can you give them to me now! I'm really hungry. Come on!
Tracy: Hold your horses! I'll get your food in a moment. Please be a little more patient.
Sharon: I'm sorry.
Hold your horses - this English idiom is used to tell someone to slow down, be patient or wait.
Activity
Can you write a sentence with this idiom or create a situation when you might use this idiom?
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Permalink Reply by Mredy Man on December 19, 2012 at 8:37 When I was a child my father took me to the theme park , me and my littel brother , when we approached to the game my brother he was excited , and he want play imidiatly , I sed to him then " Hold your horses, you'll get your turn " .

Permalink Reply by Ngo Thanh Cong on December 19, 2012 at 9:50 you are such a patient person...hehe

Nice use of the idiom Mredy!

Permalink Reply by Ngo Thanh Cong on December 19, 2012 at 9:55 son : Can we go to the beach now, dad? I cant wait anymore !
father : Hold your horses, son. we've got 2 weeks here, so let's take a short rest, we can go then !

I'm impatient when I visit the beach. I just want to dive into the water. :)

Permalink Reply by Ngo Thanh Cong on December 20, 2012 at 2:53 we always feel like that :) can not hold our horses :)
Permalink Reply by Bushra Asif on December 19, 2012 at 15:05 may i able to hold my horse in angery mood

Permalink Reply by Ngo Thanh Cong on December 20, 2012 at 2:53 yes, you can :)
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