2018.07.06
“Hold your horses”の意味と使い方 Bizmates初級ビジネス英会話 Point 252
Hold your horses ってどういう意味？
Hold your horses は焦って何かをしようとしている相手に「落ち着いて！」「ちょっと待って！」と急いで伝え、制止する時に使う表現です。”Wait a moment”と同じ意味になります。
乗馬中に手綱を引いて馬を止める動作が語源になっています。
Hold your horses ってどういう場面で使うの？
たとえば、逸る気持ちの同僚に：
Justin: I’m going to make the proposal to the boss now!
You: Hold your horses! It’s too soon. We need a better plan.
Justin: 今、上司にこの企画書を突きつけてきます！
You: 落ち着いて！まだ早いですよ。もう少しよく考えましょう。
Hold your horses の自然な使い方を動画で学ぶ
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Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
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video lesson where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:10.080,0:00:15.030
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
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week everyone, we are going to learn:
"hold your horses."
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OK, so it's very interesting. If you
want to know what this means, please stay
0:00:24.300,0:00:29.460
tuned, but first everyone let's do a
quick review of last week's class.
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Alright so imagine I say: Wow! What a
long meeting. Everyone seems a bit tired.
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And you agree, so you want to give
everyone a short five-minute break.
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So, how do you say that using the expression
from last week? You've got five seconds.
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You ready? Alright go.
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Okay and time is up.
If you said: Yeah, you're right.
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Okay, everyone, let's take five - then that's
exactly right. Well done and thank you
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for remembering last week's class.
OK so let's move on to: "hold your horses."
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Now this is what I sometimes hear...
Alright, so I've been talking with my colleague,
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Taro, and I want to propose a new idea to
my boss. So I said, yeah, this is a
0:01:23.430,0:01:29.310
really great idea, Taro. I really want to
tell my boss about it. So I say:
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I'm going to make the proposal to the
boss right now! I'm really excited!
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Taro, says wait! It's too soon. We need a better plan. Okay, yes that's right. Maybe I'm too
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excited. I don't really have the idea
clear yet, so maybe it's too soon. so Taro
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says "Wait! Wait!" Okay but there is a
better way to say this he can say...
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Hold your horses! It's too soon. We need a
better plan. So whenever someone is going
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to do something too quickly, you know
without really thinking about it,
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they're too hasty, you can say
"hold your horses."
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We should think about it a little
bit more clearly before we make the
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proposal. Okay? Hold your horses. Now it's
a little bit casual, so I don't recommend
0:02:24.800,0:02:30.260
maybe using this with, for example a
really important business partner you
0:02:30.260,0:02:35.270
know, or a client or even your boss, okay?
So if you're speaking to a
0:02:35.270,0:02:39.230
colleague that you're very friendly with,
then I think it's okay because it's a
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little bit casual, okay?
So "hold your horses."
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Alright so pronunciation, okay it's as
you see it here
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hold your horses, okay? Hold your horses.
So please repeat after me: Hold your
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horses.
Your turn.
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Okay very good. Now after my statement here:
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I'm so excited! I think I'm going to
make the proposal to
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the boss right now!
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Okay yes that's right.
Yeah hold your horses. Okay it's too soon.
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We need to think of a better plan before
we make the proposal. Alright so
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please remember this for next time. Okay
our bonus question everyone is another
0:03:23.570,0:03:29.570
way to say: "continuously doing a great
job." If you know what the answer is to
0:03:29.570,0:03:33.680
this, you can leave it in the comments
below. If you don't know what the answer
0:03:33.680,0:03:38.450
is, well you can find it in one of our
previous Bizmates for Beginners video
0:03:38.450,0:03:43.250
lessons, so take a look if you've got the
time. Okay everyone, so that is it for me
0:03:43.250,0:03:47.959
this week. Thank you always for watching.
Have a great weekend, everyone and I'll
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see you next time. Thank you.
Hello everyone, Justin here and welcome
back to another Bizmates for Beginners
0:00:05.460,0:00:10.080
video lesson where every week we
introduce a new idiom, phrase, or
0:00:10.080,0:00:15.030
expression that you can use in your
daily business conversation. And this
0:00:15.030,0:00:19.529
week everyone, we are going to learn:
"hold your horses."
0:00:19.529,0:00:24.300
OK, so it's very interesting. If you
want to know what this means, please stay
0:00:24.300,0:00:29.460
tuned, but first everyone let's do a
quick review of last week's class.
0:00:29.460,0:00:36.210
Alright so imagine I say: Wow! What a
long meeting. Everyone seems a bit tired.
0:00:36.210,0:00:43.590
And you agree, so you want to give
everyone a short five-minute break.
0:00:43.590,0:00:48.360
So, how do you say that using the expression
from last week? You've got five seconds.
0:00:48.360,0:00:51.060
You ready? Alright go.
0:00:51.060,0:00:53.060
Okay and time is up.
If you said: Yeah, you're right.
0:00:58.500,0:01:04.220
Okay, everyone, let's take five - then that's
exactly right. Well done and thank you
0:01:04.229,0:01:10.590
for remembering last week's class.
OK so let's move on to: "hold your horses."
0:01:10.590,0:01:16.470
Now this is what I sometimes hear...
Alright, so I've been talking with my colleague,
0:01:16.470,0:01:23.430
Taro, and I want to propose a new idea to
my boss. So I said, yeah, this is a
0:01:23.430,0:01:29.310
really great idea, Taro. I really want to
tell my boss about it. So I say:
0:01:29.310,0:01:33.960
I'm going to make the proposal to the
boss right now! I'm really excited!
0:01:33.960,0:01:42.750
Taro, says wait! It's too soon. We need a better plan. Okay, yes that's right. Maybe I'm too
0:01:42.750,0:01:50.130
excited. I don't really have the idea
clear yet, so maybe it's too soon. so Taro
0:01:50.130,0:01:56.790
says "Wait! Wait!" Okay but there is a
better way to say this he can say...
0:01:56.790,0:02:04.500
Hold your horses! It's too soon. We need a
better plan. So whenever someone is going
0:02:04.500,0:02:10.110
to do something too quickly, you know
without really thinking about it,
0:02:10.110,0:02:14.210
they're too hasty, you can say
"hold your horses."
0:02:14.210,0:02:19.040
We should think about it a little
bit more clearly before we make the
0:02:19.040,0:02:24.800
proposal. Okay? Hold your horses. Now it's
a little bit casual, so I don't recommend
0:02:24.800,0:02:30.260
maybe using this with, for example a
really important business partner you
0:02:30.260,0:02:35.270
know, or a client or even your boss, okay?
So if you're speaking to a
0:02:35.270,0:02:39.230
colleague that you're very friendly with,
then I think it's okay because it's a
0:02:39.230,0:02:41.930
little bit casual, okay?
So "hold your horses."
0:02:41.930,0:02:46.040
Alright so pronunciation, okay it's as
you see it here
0:02:46.040,0:02:52.430
hold your horses, okay? Hold your horses.
So please repeat after me: Hold your
0:02:52.430,0:02:54.400
horses.
Your turn.
0:02:56.160,0:02:59.860
Okay very good. Now after my statement here:
0:02:59.860,0:03:03.880
I'm so excited! I think I'm going to
make the proposal to
0:03:03.880,0:03:06.100
the boss right now!
0:03:09.440,0:03:13.500
Okay yes that's right.
Yeah hold your horses. Okay it's too soon.
0:03:13.520,0:03:18.650
We need to think of a better plan before
we make the proposal. Alright so
0:03:18.650,0:03:23.570
please remember this for next time. Okay
our bonus question everyone is another
0:03:23.570,0:03:29.570
way to say: "continuously doing a great
job." If you know what the answer is to
0:03:29.570,0:03:33.680
this, you can leave it in the comments
below. If you don't know what the answer
0:03:33.680,0:03:38.450
is, well you can find it in one of our
previous Bizmates for Beginners video
0:03:38.450,0:03:43.250
lessons, so take a look if you've got the
time. Okay everyone, so that is it for me
0:03:43.250,0:03:47.959
this week. Thank you always for watching.
Have a great weekend, everyone and I'll
0:03:47.960,0:03:50.280
see you next time. Thank you.
