| Hand tight |
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| hold tight |
used for telling someone to wait and not do anything or not worryHold tight there and I’ll go and get him. |
| run the numbers |
do the calculations A good loan officer can run the numbers for you so you can make the right decision. |
| tug your heartstring |
tug/pull/tear at someone’s heartstringsto make someone feel a lot of love or sympathy |
| out of hand |
When the fight got out of hand the barman called the police. Cuando la pelea se le fue de las manos, el camarero llamó a la policíaOut of control. uncontrolled: |
| knock something on the head |
To prevent something from happening:prevent, stop, avoid...To decide not to do or have something:call off, back out, pull back.. |
| go too far |
to behave in a way that is unreasonableThreatening legal action is really going too far. I've warned you about your disobedience before but this time you've gone too far! |