hold it down

hold it down
vb
1.
British
to act in a commendably restrained manner, to 'stay cool'. The phrase occurs in the language of teenage gangs and was recorded in use among North London schoolboys in 1993 and 1994.
2.
to shut up, keep silent. A term used by young street-gang members in London since around 2000.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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