stay one's hand

stay one's hand
воздержаться от каких-л. действий

Although angry at the way the League had thrown out a mutually agreed compromise, Hill and Lloyd decided to stay their hand until after the House of Commons questions. (‘Daily Worker’) — Хотя Хилл и Ллойд были очень недовольны Лигой футболистов, нарушившей принятое совместно решение, они решили воздержаться от каких-либо шагов, пока в палате общин не будет задан вопрос по этому поводу.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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