hold still
Stay completely motionless
To hold still is to remain motionless, typically at someone's request: Hold still while I get this splinter out.
The phrase often appears as a command to children, pets, or anyone who needs to stop moving temporarily.
Someone who can't hold still is restless or fidgety.
- don't moveCommand to remain stationary
- immobileUnable to shift
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- motionlessLacking all movement
- stay putRemain in place
steady · unmoving · stop · aim · stationary · precision · freeze frame · pose · needle and thread · fixed · come to a stop · rigid · surgery · doctor's orders · deep breath · inert · static · suspended