1. hold over - Noun
2. hold over - Verb
hold over goods to be sold for the next season
hold back to a later time
intimidate somebody (with a threat)
continue a term of office past the normal period of time
keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
Source: WordNetPeople who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. Muhammad Iqbal
Only library books speak with such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us. Stephen King
It's not that I don't know that it's a bad idea. It's that, lately, bad ideas have a particular hold over me. Holly Black
You know I need your love, you got that hold over me. As long as I got your love, you know that I'll never leave. When I wanted you to share my life, I had no doubt in my mind. And it's been you, woman, right down the line. Gerry Rafferty
people who have no hold over their process of thinking ara likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. Muhammad Iqbal
In my early teens, science fiction and fantasy had an almost-total hold over my imagination. Their outcast status was part of their appeal. Hari Kunzru