Idioms
The language peculiar to a people or to a district, community, or class
Idiom:
hold (someone) down or hold down (someone)
Meaning:
to try to keep someone from succeeding
Example:
The president of the company is trying to hold down the manager so he does not challenge his position.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
Idioms are phrases which cannot be understood simply by looking at the meaning of the individual words in the phrase.