hold out on somebody phrasal verbphr v informal TELL A SECRETto not tell someone about something important 隐瞒〔重要事情〕 She must have been holding out on him all these years. 这些年来她肯定一直瞒着他。
hold out on • Harry would know that his brother was holding out on him, as he always did.• Now, I suppose I regret holding out on him.• They are holding out on me.• Mrs Sweet was holding out on the police.• They must think we're holding out on them.
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