Insert the preposition or adverb particle only. Write one word in the answer box that is missing from the sentence. See
explanations in the solutions section.
Mary held ____ her tears as best she could. But her heart was breaking.
back
Example - hold back (to stop yourself expressing some emotion).
1) hold on (wait a short time )
2) hand out (distribute things to people)
3) iron out (to resolve problems by talking about them together)
4) join up (to) (become a member of)
5) join in (unite with others in some activity)
6) kick off (begin a meeting, a discussion, a football match)
7) hold on (to) (keep something safe, not throw away)
8) hold up (act of robbing a bank usually with people inside)
9) hold back / hold down (restrain, stop something from physically going forward)
10) hang out / hang around / hang about (be friends with, go out with - often pejorative because of the type of people)
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