hold the fort
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[edit]Verb
[edit]hold the fort (third-person singular simple present holds the fort, present participle holding the fort, simple past and past participle held the fort)
- To assume or take responsibility, especially in another's absence.
- To maintain a secure position.
Translations
[edit]to assume or take responsibility
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Further reading
[edit]- “hold the fort” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
- “hold the fort”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “hold the fort”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “hold the fort”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “hold the fort for someone” (US) / “hold the fort for someone” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.