- hold the fort
- manage until we return, look after things
The manager asked me to hold the fort while he was gone.
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hold the fort
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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 fort — phrasal 1. to maintain a firm position 2. to take care of usual affairs < is holding the fort until the manager returns > … New Collegiate Dictionary
hold the fort — verb a) To assume responsibility, especially in another’s absence. b) To maintain a secure position … Wiktionary
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fort — /fawrt, fohrt/, n. 1. a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification. 2. any permanent army post. 3. (formerly) a trading post. 4. hold the fort, a. to … Universalium
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