单词 | hold one's end up |
释义 | hold one's end upAlso, keep one's end up. Do one's share. For example, John always holds his end up, but Jerry is less reliable, or Let's hope she can keep up her end. In these expressions end alludes to one of two sides of something that must be lifted by two persons. [Mid-1900s] Words nearby hold one's end uphold it, hold no brief for, hold off, hold on, hold one's breath, hold one's end up, hold one's fire, hold one's head high, hold one's horses, hold one's own, hold one's peace The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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