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to hold the position

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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 line — verb 1. hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant • Hypernyms: ↑conserve, ↑preserve, ↑maintain, ↑keep up • Verb Frames: Somebody s on something 2. hold the phone line open …   Useful english 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 Line — Infobox Single Name =Hold the Line Artist = Toto from Album = Toto B side = Takin It Back Released = 1978 Format = 7 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 3:56 Label = Columbia Writer = David Paich Producer = Chart position = * #5 (US) *#14 (UK) * #23 …   Wikipedia

  • hold-short position signs — Red and white holding position signs located alongside the hold short point. See hold short position marking …   Aviation 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 field — phrasal 1. : to maintain a position in a field of play or an arena of contest 2. : to remain dominantly before the public a doctrine which held the field for quite five hundred years R.W.Southern * * * hold the field To remain supreme • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

  • hold the line — phrasal to maintain the current position or situation < hold the line on prices > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hold-short position marking — The painted runway marking located at the hold short point on all land and hold short points. This is indicated in the illustration …   Aviation dictionary

  • hold the whip hand (over somebody) — have/hold, etc. the ˈwhip hand (over sb/sth) idiom to be in a position where you have power or control over sb/sth • She had the whip hand and it was useless to resist. Main entry: ↑whipidiom …   Useful english dictionary

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