hold one's own
11hold one's own. — See own. → hold …
12hold\ one's\ own — v. phr. To keep your position; avoid losing ground; keep your advantage, wealth, or condition without loss. Mr. Smith could not build up his business, but he held his own. The team held its own after the first quarter. Mary had a hard time after… …
13hold one's own — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. keep one s advantage, stand one s ground, do well, keep up; see also succeed 1 …
14hold one's own — retain a position of strength in a challenging situation. → own …
15hold one's own — phrasal to maintain one s position ; prove equal to opposition …
16hold one's own — Maintain one s position, not lose ground, not fall behind …
17hold one's own ground — maintain one s position in the face of opposition, stand firm …
18To hold one's day — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
19To hold one's peace — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …
20hold\ one's\ nose\ to\ the\ grindstone — • keep one s nose to the grindstone • have one s nose to the grindstone • hold one s nose to the grindstone v. phr. informal To work hard all the time; keep busy with boring or tiresome work. Sarah keeps her nose to the grindstone and saves as… …