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单词 to hold the stage
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to hold the stage (or house)
g. to hold the stage (or house): to command the attention of a theatre audience.
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to hold the stage (or house)1889
1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang Hold the stage, to (theatrical), is said of an experienced actor who is fully at home on the stage, and always commands the attention of the audience.
1893 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang III. 331/2 To hold the stage, to have the chief place on the boards and the eye of an audience.
1916 To-day 22 July 368/1 You do not need to be a very experienced playgoer to know when an actress is holding a house.
1967 ‘La Meri’ Spanish Dancing (ed. 2) viii. 98 Many dancers assisted by only a pianist held the stage alone for the two hours of a complete evening's performance.
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