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Why is there "to" after "hold on"? Is "hold on to" an one expression?

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Rebecca

"To" is a necessary preposition here that indicates what noun (that comes after "to") is being affected by the action that comes before "to". Here, "hold on" is the action, and "to" indicates that "the hand bars" are the noun receiving this action.

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