Examples of 'hold the fort' in a sentence
Meaning of "hold the fort"
hold the fort: An idiom meaning to maintain or defend a position or situation, especially in someone's absence, by managing affairs, maintaining control, or preventing problems or difficulties
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- To assume or take responsibility, especially in another's absence.
- To maintain a secure position.
How to use "hold the fort" in a sentence
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hold the fort
You could hold the fort together.
Hold the fort until the end.
I need you to hold the fort for me.
Hold the fort for a couple of hours.
I want you to hold the fort tonight.
Hold the fort down until we return.
I said we would hold the fort down.
You hold the fort out here.
You will have to hold the fort.
I will hold the fort down here.
You have gotta hold the fort.
We can hold the fort for a few days.
All you have to do is hold the fort.
We will hold the fort down here.
Counting on you to hold the fort.
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I will hold the fort at home.
I going to need somebody to hold the fort.
You guys hold the fort here.
Hold the fort for him.
Tell him to hold the fort.
You hold the fort till we get back.
You girls hold the fort.
Hold the fort for we are coming.
We can not hold the fort.
Hold the fort until they can send a team.
You are going to have to hold the fort on the kidnap.
Hold the fort down.
Your brigade is to hold the fort for now.
Hold the fort for me.
I will have to hold the fort for him.
But someone still had to stay to hold the fort.
I have to hold the fort until then.
You go home first and hold the fort.
You can hold the fort that long.
Someone needs to hold the fort.
We will hold the fort here to the death.
I need you to hold the fort.
We will hold the fort while you recover.
I told you to hold the fort.
She can hold the fort for a couple of hours.
His orders are to hold the fort.
Just hold the fort.
I am gonna stay here and hold the fort.
I will hold the fort.
But until then you have to hold the fort.
Rab will hold the fort with the cabinet.
Someone has to hold the fort.
And hold the fort.
We will stay here and hold the fort.
I can hold the fort.
