Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: direct holding system

Yee yee! We've found 132 phrases and idioms matching direct holding system.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
en directliveRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
en directdirectlyRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
midi systemhi-fiRate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
never change a running systemDon't change something that is workingRate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
leave somebody holding the bagTo abandon somebody, leaving the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
leave someone holding the babyTo abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
be left holding the babyTo be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
holding patternA path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
holding patternAny failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
leave someone holding the bagTo remove the value from an article or arrangement and leave somebody holding the empty (or valueless) container.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Leave Someone Holding the BagTo fully accuse someone for something when the accusation is equally shared and applied to somebody else as wellRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
leave someone holding the bagTo abandon somebody, leaving them holding the responsibility or blame.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
left holding the bagBeing blamed for something.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
a chip on your shoulderBeing angry about something that happened in the past; holding a grudge.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
bring inTo introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.Rate it:

(5.00 / 7 votes)
de facto(adverb) in fact, whether by right or not. (adjective) existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
douche bagA bag for holding the water or fluid used in vaginal douching.Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
food babyA protruding belly resulting from the consumption of a large quantity of food; the contents of one's digestive system causing the protrusion.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
state of disrepairSomething in need of repair. Typically referring to a mechanical object or system (like a car or home) that has broken down or doesn't work anymore.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
stay wokeFirst used by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter in a 1938 interview afterword of his song Scottsboro Boys-named for nine Black teenagers and young men falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931. Lead Belly knew the Scottsboro boys, and urged Black listeners and Black persons traveling through that area in Alabama to "Stay Woke" (be vigilant, cautious, and alert) in the spoken afterword to the song. Lead Belly's direct relative, Global Activist and Equality Advocate Greshun De Bouse began the #STAYWOKELEADBELLY movement to acknowledge the phrase's origin, and redefine its present-day meaning as a more generalized, all-inclusive phrase admonishing all to be cognizant of past, present, and future world occurrences.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
talk to the handUsed usually sarcastically to dismiss another person's argument by indicating that the speaker (or writer) is not prepared to hear (or read) anything further that the other person has to say (or write). It is often used while simultaneously holding up the hand with the palm facing the speaker.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
the manThe oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations; the system, as coordinated outside of one’s control..Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
hot potatoA child's game in which players pass a ball or other item between them, with the object of avoiding being left holding the item when time expires.Rate it:

(4.50 / 2 votes)
dieFollowed by with. Now rare as indicating direct cause.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
log outTo exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.Rate it:

(4.00 / 4 votes)
run throughTo pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
short and sweetA direct and brief communication.Rate it:

(4.00 / 2 votes)
stop throwing shadesThis means to refrain from throwing sarcasm to a person either via SMS or in personal conversation. It calls to rather get direct to the point. It is like firing a bullet at point blank.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
throw downTo cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully.Rate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
head upTo lead or take the lead; to direct; to take charge.Rate it:

(3.60 / 5 votes)
hand in handHolding or clasping hands.Rate it:

(3.50 / 2 votes)
As the Crow FliesDirect and shortest distance among two places, distance estimated in a straight lineRate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
ejusdem generisA canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
fail overTo automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
pink upOf a transplanted organ: to acquire a pinkish hue as a result of blood entering it from the circulatory system.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
hits pretty close to homehaving a direct personal effect on you.Rate it:

(2.33 / 3 votes)
off the chainFree from work or direct supervision. In reference to slave labor, where workers are chained, or to the figurative chain of workers of an assembly line.Rate it:

(2.00 / 1 vote)
the law is an assThe law, as created by legislators or as administered by the justice system, cannot be relied upon to be sensible or fair.Rate it:

(1.50 / 2 votes)
bulls eyedirect hitRate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
check your ego at the door!A direct, crisp, critical rejoinder to another, 'to leave their egoism without the room', {at the door}!Rate it:

(1.00 / 2 votes)
show inTo lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a room.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
side issueAn issue or topic which is not of direct significance to a primary concern.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
tooth and nailViciously; with all one’s strength or power; without holding back..Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
aequa iuris descriptio (Off. 2. 4. 15)a sound judicial system.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
airmailThe system of conveying mail using aircraft.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
all students take calculusA mnemonic for the sign values of all the trigonometric functions in the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system. The initial letters ASTC — for all, sine, tangent, cosine — signify which of the functions are positive, in the order of the quadrants, starting at the top right and moving counterclockwise.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
arte conclusum esseto have been reduced to a system.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
assembly linemass production systemRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
balance the booksTo put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for direct holding system:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
If I had a _____ for every time...
A quarter
B penny
C nickel
D dime

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ