hold in check

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to keep sth under control so that it does not spread or get worse

   "I am finding it extremely difficult to hold it in check "and I am afraid I will lose control again

   He always kept it in check. One thing that we did every once in a while which just seems so bizarre by now, but it's...

In the movies · 3

• He's opposed, I'm afraid, milady, and says he must stand watch and keep them in check.Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
• "I am finding it extremely difficult to hold it in check "and I am afraid I will lose control againZodiac2007
• He always kept it in check. One thing that we did every once in a while which just seems so bizarre by now, but it's...Grizzly Man2005
• OK, hold on. I'll check it out for you.Training Day2001
• Hold on to those check lines.A Night to Remember1958
• - Hold it. Check our tail. - Shit, there's Jester!Top Gun1986

Learn it in full scenes

• Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
  • Violet Gives Sybbie a French Villa
  • Jack Barber Pitches Filming at Downton
  • Hollywood Comes to Downton
• Zodiac2007
  • Darlene Ferrin's Last Drive
  • The Zodiac Confession Call
  • Zodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle
• Training Day2001
  • Jake's First Day on the Job
  • Alonzo Makes Jake Tell a Story
  • Alonzo's Felony Stop

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