present participle of hold it together

(idiomatic, colloquial) To test someone to see how much bad behaviour they will tolerate; to try to deceive someone to see how gullible they are.

Everybody would change their circumstances if it were possible.

(colloquial, sometimes sarcastic) A rhetorical question used to express incredulity: who would have guessed it?; who would have thought that would happen?

(idiomatic, slang) To be authentic, true to oneself.

Alternative form of as it happens

There is always a way to work around the restrictions imposed by rules.

(dated, colloquial) To do or say too much.

Alternative form of it takes all kinds to make a world

Ellipsis of it takes all sorts to make a world.