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quand on parle du loup on en voit la queue - translation to English
1931 FILM BY JACK CONWAY
Quand on est belle
quand on parle du loup on en voit la queue
talk of the devil
Definition
hold on
or hold onto
1.
If you hold on, or hold onto something, you keep your hand on it or around it, for example to prevent the thing from falling or to support yourself.
His right arm was extended up beside his head, still holding on to a coffee cup...
He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff...
Despite her aching shoulders, Nancy held on.
PHRASAL VERB: V P to n, V P n, V P
2.
If you hold on, you manage to achieve success or avoid failure in spite of great difficulties or opposition.
This Government deserved to lose power a year ago. It held on.
PHRASAL VERB: V P
3.
If you ask someone to hold on, you are asking them to wait for a short time. (SPOKEN)
The manager asked him to hold on while he investigated.
= hang on
PHRASAL VERB: V P
Wikipedia
The Easiest Way
The Easiest Way is a 1931 American pre-Code MGM drama film directed by Jack Conway. Adapted from the 1909 play of the same name written by Eugene Walter and directed by David Belasco, the film stars Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, Robert Montgomery, Marjorie Rambeau, Anita Page, and Clark Gable
