held-back

Full of quotable lines that are very handy in real life ( "You are an embarrassment to the game of pool and should be glad I even let you play at my table"), they are all delivered by an incredible ensemble cast, with standouts such as Ben Affleck's held-back bully, Parker Posey's ultra-bitchy queen bee and, best of all, Matthew McConaughey's sleazy stoner loser, who still seems impossibly cool to thenaive teens.

Dazed and Confused: No 19 Phelim O 2010

Whomever it was that held-back the IM transcripts needs to be punished, period.

Think Progress » Hastert: Foley Scandal Is A Liberal Conspiracy To ‘Get To Me’ And ‘Affect Our Election’ 2006

These held-back prickling, inappropriate, useless, hopeless tears as I sit at my desk , feeling exposed and uncomfortable in an open-plan office, blogging in my lunchbreak; this heart-sickness, soul-ache, for the sadness of things.

Lacrimae rerum Rachel 2006

These held-back prickling, inappropriate, useless, hopeless tears as I sit at my desk , feeling exposed and uncomfortable in an open-plan office, blogging in my lunchbreak; this heart-sickness, soul-ache, for the sadness of things.

Archive 2006-09-01 Rachel 2006

I loathe that term, because where I live, it is most often used to infer that someone is being too polite, too respectful, when in reality they should just let all the supposed held-back obnoxiousness fly.

Seven Posts About Abortion, Prenatal Testing and Down Syndrome 2005

The movie was held-back from critics, like me, until the very last minute.

CNN Transcript Feb 28, 2004 2004

Sometimes the held-back player doesn't get to pitch.

USATODAY.com - Searching for answers after midsummer bummer 2002

If I'd had a little more warning, maybe I could've held-back the gallons o'vomit, but I dunno...

Archive 2004-07-11 MJS 2004

She saw the held-back tears, the pain, the stubborn anger.

Circles of Stone Joan Dahr Lambert 1997

She saw the held-back tears, the pain, the stubborn anger.

Circles of Stone Joan Dahr Lambert 1997