hold the floor | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Togiveaspeechat agatheringof people, particularly one that lasts for alongtime and is thefocusofattentionin the room.1945, United States. Congress,Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress, page8124:... floor of the Senate under which it is possible for a Senator to take the floor, and then an understanding be reached that he willhold the floorover the night recess and have the floor at the beginning of the next day's session.2004, Richard G. Forgette, Richard Forgette,Congress, Parties, & Puzzles: Politics as a Team Sport, Peter Lang,→ISBN, page139:23 presiding officer to recognize first the majority leader when no other Senatorholds the floorand the majority leader seeks recognition . This precedent is the structural basis for the majority leader's capacity to propose unanimous[…]

Examples:

EN: Oh dear, I'm on next. Now look, hold the floor for me.
ES: Infórmame si no vuelvo a tiempo.
EN: The senator can't hold the floor in silence.
ES: El Senador no puede mantener la palabra en silencio.
EN: You keep the floor as long as you hold the floor.
ES: El micrófono es tuyo mientras lo mantengas.
EN: You two, hold the floor.
ES: Ustedes dos, aseguren este piso.
ID: Kalian berdua, tetap di sini.
EN: Worst-case scenario, sir, if we only get one should I hold the floor open for you to come down and break the tie?
ES: En el peor escenario, señor, si sólo obtenemos uno ¿debería mantener el piso abierto para que Ud. baje y rompa el empate?
ID: Skenario terburuk jika kita hanya mendapatkan satu, haruskah aku menahan lantai agar kau turun dan memutuskan dasi?
EN: Should I hold the floor for you, sir?
ES: ¿Debería mantenerlo abierto para Ud. señor?
ID: Haruskah aku menahan lantai untukmu, Pak?
EN: You'll need one geezer to hold the floor, while the other two take the lift up to the strong room.
ES: Necesitarás a alguien que controle el piso, mientras los otros dos suben hasta la caja fuerte.
ID: Kamu akan butuh seseorang untuk menjaga lantai, sementara dua lainnya mengambil lift naik ke ruang brankas.
EN: All we got to do is hold the floor until Bellamy finds a way out.
ES: Todo lo que debemos hacer es mantenernos en el suelo. hasta que Bellamy encuentre una salida.
ID: Yang harus kita lakukan adalah pertahankan lantai ini sampai Bellamy menemukan jalan keluar.
EN: I'll hold the floor until we can get security down here.
ES: Voy a resguardar el lugar, hasta que podamos poner seguridad aquí abajo.
EN: You hold the floor.
ES: Tú sostienes el piso.
EN: On Thursday, Governor, in a letter to Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, asked him to hold the floor test by 1.30pm on Friday.
HI: गुरुवार की देर शाम राज्यपाल ने मुख्यमंत्री एचडी कुमारस्वामी को चिट्ठी लिख कर कहा है कि वो शुक्रवार को दोपहर 1.30 तक विश्वासमत पर वोटिंग कराएं.
EN: An important presentation... You hold the floor.
ID: Presentasi penting ... kau pegang lantai.
EN: So we had to put concrete pillars underneath to hold the floor up, to hold the weight of the floor up.
ID: Jadi, kami harusÂ memasang tiang di bawahnya buat menopang lantai,Â menahan beban lantai.
EN: Yeah, I need to hold the floor for a second.
ID: Ya, aku perlu bicara sebentar.
EN: Just hold the floor.
ID: Tahan saja lantainya.

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