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Hold one's own
/hoʊld
wənz
oʊn/
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Hold one's own
verb
1.
Be sufficiently competent in a certain situation.
2.
Maintain one's position and be in control of a situation.
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I found out long before I came off the ice; and then, like an absurd fool as I was, I thought myself showing how to deal courteously and
hold one's own
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— The Pillars of the House, V1 • Charlotte M. Yonge
Words linked to "Hold one's own" :
command
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control
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