hold over

英 [həʊld ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [hoʊld ˈoʊvər]

以…威胁; 以…要挟; 推迟; 搁置

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 以…威胁;以…要挟
If youholdsomethingoversomeone, you use it in order to threaten them or make them do what you want.
1. Did Laurie know something, and hold it over Felicity?
  劳丽是否知道点什么，并以此要挟费莉西蒂呢？
PHRASAL VERB 推迟;搁置
If somethingis held over, it does not happen or it is not dealt with until a future date.
1. Further voting might be held over until tomorrow...
  下一步投票可能要推到明天。
2. We would have held the story over until the next day.
  我们原本是要把报道推迟到第二天的。

verb

intimidate somebody (with a threat)
1. She was holding it over him
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
Synonym:carry over
hold back to a later time
1. let's postpone the exam
Synonym:postponeprorogueput overtableshelveset backdeferremitput off
continue a term of office past the normal period of time
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time