- hold the fort
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phrasal
1. to maintain a firm position
2. to take care of usual affairs <is holding the fort until the manager returns>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
hold the fort
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hold the fort — {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. * /The little group held the fort for days until help came./ 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. * /Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long… … Dictionary of American idioms
hold the fort — {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. * /The little group held the fort for days until help came./ 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. * /Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long… … Dictionary of American idioms
hold the fort — If you hold the fort, you look after something or assume someone s responsibilities while they are away … The small dictionary of idiomes
hold the fort — ► hold the fort take responsibility for something temporarily. Main Entry: ↑fort … English terms dictionary
hold the fort — phrasal 1. : to maintain a firm position usually against opposition found himself holding the fort against a solid block of opponents of the plan 2. : to take care of usual affairs a skeleton staff was left to hold the fort at the office during… … Useful english dictionary
hold\ the\ fort — v. phr. 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. The little group held the fort for days until help came. 2. informal To keep a position against opposing forces. Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long debate. 3.… … Словарь американских идиом
hold the fort — tv. to remain behind and take care of things. □ Hold the fort. I’ll be there in a while. D I left John there to hold the fort … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hold the fort — manage until we return, look after things The manager asked me to hold the fort while he was gone … English idioms
hold the fort — If you hold the fort, you look after something or assume someone s responsibilities while they are away. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hold the fort — British, American & Australian, American to be left in charge of a situation or place while someone is away. Someone had to stay at home and hold the fort while my mother was out … New idioms dictionary
hold the fort (for someone) — phrase to look after or do something for someone while they are busy doing something else The Chairman resigned, and I was left holding the fort. Thesaurus: to help someonesynonym Main entry: fort … Useful english dictionary
