A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

hold a parade • make a parade
hold a parade —
1
. organize a procession of people or soldiers
to celebrate a special day or event: The King is glad to know
that the Boy Scouts are holding their first annual parade. 2.
(legal) conduct a procedure in which the witness is asked to
pick out the criminal from among a group of randomly
selected people : Where there has been a failure to hold a
parade the jury should be warned of the dangers of identifi-
cation without a parade.
make a parade —(of ) try to impress people by making a dis-
play of one’s abilities, virtues, etc.: They only want to make
a parade of their wealth.
hold a record for something • keep a record of
something
hold a record for something —show the best result in a par-
ticular sport or other activity: The film was written by Francis
Veber who holds a record for Hollywood remakes of his
movies.
keep a record of something —keep a written account of an
event, etc. for future reference: We thought it might be useful
to keep a record of our studies in the various other Turkish
dialects.
Note: 
The expression does not correlate in meaning with the
phrase have a record of something— be known to habitually
engage in smth. reprehensible: Right around graduation time,
he wasn’t seen for a few days. The headmaster didn’t report
the boy to his father because he did have a record of taking
off every now and then.
hold a rein on something • hold the reins of
 something
hold a rein on something —check or restrain smth., such as
one’s emotions: Age and experience managed to hold a rein
on the terror that wanted to overcome her.
hold the reins of something —exercise control over smth.:
Most were fierce military men and none could hold the reins
of power without the support of the army.