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hold sb/sth back

— phrasal verb with hold uk ​ /həʊld/ us ​ /hoʊld/ verb held, held

(Definition of “hold sb/sth back” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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hold sb/sth back

— phrasal verb with hold uk ​ /həʊld/ us ​ verb held, held

› to prevent someone or something from changing, moving, or developing:

She hadn't got the promotion she wanted, and she accused her boss of holding her back.
What's holding back that company is a failure to consider the Internet as a market rather than as competition.

(Definition of “hold sb/sth back” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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