(idiomatic) To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.

(literally) To grasp or hold a person's hand. / (idiomatic) To guide somebody through the basics or assist with excessively small details.

(idiomatic, Britain) A place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.

A variant of poker in which players receive two cards each, and five other cards are shared between them.

A variant of poker where individuals each receive four private cards of which exactly two can be used to form a five-card hand, and five other cards are shared between them.

Alternative form of hold the cards

present participle of hold all the aces

(physiology, dated) To restrain one's urge to urinate. / (idiomatic) To be patient; to control one's impulses.

(idiomatic) To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.

(idiomatic, colloquial) To be in control of spending; to have financial power and responsibility.