HOLD IN


Meaning of HOLD IN in English

If you hold in an emotion or feeling, you do not allow yourself to express it, often making it more difficult to deal with.

Depression can be traced to holding in anger...

Go ahead and cry. Don’t hold it in.

PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron) , V n P

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