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• Holding the Man — (ISBN 0 14 025784 5) is the best selling memoir by the Australian writer, actor, and activist Timothy Conigrave. It was adapted for the stage by Tommy Murphy in 2006, and has become one of the most successful Australian stage productions in… …   Wikipedia

• Holding the ball — is a rule in Australian rules football. It is necessary to prevent players from slowing down play. Instead of the umpire having to bounce the ball (which gives either team an equal opportunity to win possession), it allows the defence a way to… …   Wikipedia

• Holding The Market — The practice of placing active or pending orders for a security into a market where the price is dropping rapidly in an attempt to hold the price of the security steady, or create a floor in the security. This practice is outlawed in most market… …   Investment dictionary

• Holding the Fort — is also the name of an adventure story by Upton Sinclair. Holding the Fort was an ITV situation comedy starring Peter Davison, Patricia Hodge and Matthew Kelly. It was an early product of the writing team of Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Three …   Wikipedia

• Holding the man — is an infringement in the game of Australian rules football. This occurs when a player is tackling his opponent without the ball. If the team whose player committed the infringement plays on, then a free kick will be awarded. However, if the team …   Wikipedia

• Holding the stick — In ice hockey, holding the stick is a penalty called when a player intentionally holds an opposing players stick in his hands and between any part of his body (i.e. under arms or between legs) to restrict the opposing players ability to play the… …   Wikipedia

• holding the bag — left alone to finish the work or be responsible    Mom says we leave her holding the bag to finish jobs alone …   English idioms

• holding the market — The illegal practice of maintaining and/or placing a sufficient number of buy orders to create price support for a security or commodity in an amount to of stabilize a downward trend. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …   Financial and business terms

• holding the ball — noun The action of a player keeping hold of the ball when tackled. When tackled the player must kick or handpass the ball and failing to do so (provided he has had the opportunity) results in a free kick to the tackler …   Wiktionary

• holding the folding — Vrb phrs. Having adequate cash on one s person. The folding refers to monetary notes …   English slang and colloquialisms

• leave\ holding\ the\ bag — • leave holding the bag • leave holding the sack v. phr. informal 1. To cause (someone) not to have something needed; leave without anything, In the rush for seats, Joe was left holding the bag. 2. To force (someone) to take the whole… …   Словарь американских идиом