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hold the fort
Assume responsibility, especially in another's absence; also, maintain a secure position. For example, Harry did a good job of holding the fort until his boss recovered, or Can you hold the fort in the kitchen? This expression has been traced to an order given by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1864, which was repeated as “Hold the fort [against the enemy at Allatoona] at all costs, for I am coming.”
Example Sentences
Feyereisen to hold the fort in the 10th, and he can’t in loss to Miami.
There’s been a lot of reaction to Episode 2, where we see Tommy hold the fort and Joel die.
Huge jets with their massive loads of retardant can only fly in daylight, Karpus said, so for a long, agonizing stretch Friday night, as the fire chewed its way over Mandeville Canyon, threatening Encino and Brentwood, a squadron of eight helicopters worked in a desperate effort to hold the fort until the cavalry could arrive at dawn.
Could he hold the fort while a wider search goes on?
That doesn't mean if Pochettino's time at Chelsea is an unmitigated disaster they can't haul Lampard back for a third time to hold the fort, such is the barmy nature of professional football these days.
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