godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
hold the whole time; talk about nothing but
Used for physically holding something continuously or for a topic dominating conversation. Often appears in the form ～で持ち切りだ (be all the talk about ...).
会議はその問題で持ち切りだった。
The meeting was all about that issue.
彼は重い荷物を持ち切った
He held the heavy luggage the whole time.