- [AmH.1] Extend, stretch forth; also, present or offer something: (Ex) He held out his hand and she took it. (Ex) The new policy held out promise of major changes in the welfare program.
[Cbd.1] If you hold out your hand or something you have in your hand, you move your hand away from your body, for example to shake hands with someone: (Ex) `I'm Nancy Drew,' she said, holding out her hand.
[Cbd.5] If you hold out hope of something happening, you hope that in the future something will happen as you want it to: (Ex) He still holds out hope that they could be a family again. - [AmH.5] hold out for: Insist on obtaining: (Ex) The union is still holding out for a better contract.
[Cbd.2] If you hold out for something, you refuse to accept something which you do not think is good enough or large enough, and you continue to demand more: (Ex) I should have held out for a better deal. (Ex) He can only hold out a few more weeks. - [AmH.3] Continue to resist;
[Cbd.4] If you hold out, you manage to resist an enemy or opponent in difficult circumstances and refuse to give in: (Ex) One prisoner was still holding out on the roof of the jail. - [AmH.4] Withhold cooperation, agreement, or information; It is also put as hold out on: (Ex) We've asked for a better deal, but they've been holding out for months. (Ex) They were still holding out on some of the provisions. (Ex) He's not telling us what happened; he's holding out on us.
[Cbd.3] If you say that someone is holding out on you, you think that they are refusing to give you information that you want.[INFORMAL]: (Ex) He had always believed that kids could sense it when you held out on them. - [AmH.2] Last, continue to be in supply or service: (Ex) The food is holding out nicely. Also see hold up, def. 4.
자료:
[AmH] American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms: http://www.answers.com/hold%20out
[Cbd] Collins Cobuild, http://eedic.naver.com/eedic.naver?mode=word&id=13526&rd=s
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