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单词 hold the fort
释义

hold the fort

Take responsibility for a situation while another person is temporarily absent.I just feel that I'm holding the fort until my father comes back....
  • Today is the last day that I'm going to be holding the fort at work.
  • As the strike continues, four heads of department are holding the fort.

Synonyms

stand in, fill in, act as stand-in, deputize, act as deputy, substitute, act as substitute, take over, be a substitute;
take someone's place, act in someone's place, do duty, do a locum, be a locum, sit in, understudy;
step into the breach
informal fill someone's shoes/boots
North American informal pinch-hit
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