Monday, December 2, 2024

Hold your horses 🐎

🌟 WILD WORD OF THE DAY 🌟

Featured Idiom: Hold your horses
Featuring: Horse 🐎
Adventure Level: Easy
Min & Mầm's Rating: ★★★★★

🐎 The Tale Behind the Phrase

From the literal act of pulling on horse reins to slow down, now means to be patient or wait.

📖 Meaning

Literal meaning: Control your horses by pulling reins
Figurative meaning: Be patient; wait; slow down
Vietnamese equivalent: "Từ từ đã" (Slowly/Wait)

🎯 Usage Examples

Min and Mầm's Adventure:

Min: "Let's buy ALL the snacks!"
Mầm: "Hold your horses! Let's check our budget first."
Min: "Oh right, good thinking!"

💫 Memory Tricks

Picture:

A rider pulling reins
Horses slowing to stop
Dust settling down
Patient waiting

❌ Common Mistakes

Don't say "hold the horses"
Not "holding your horses"
Avoid in formal situations
Don't use when actual urgency needed

🎮 Practice Time

Fill in: "_____ _____ _____! We need to plan this carefully."

💡 Did You Know?

Popular in 1800s America
Used by wagon drivers
Similar phrases:

"Slow your roll"
"Take it easy"
"Hang on a minute"

🦊 A Wild But Important Note! 🦊

Hey there, language explorer! Before you swing through our idiom jungle...

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