hang onto

But it was perfectly timed for a president trying to hang onto his job.

You just keep at it, take it piece by piece, seize the ground you can, hang onto it, and then move forward a little bit more.

But they provide a window into how the party hopes to hang onto its majority.

Clipperton, instantly divining Matt's plan, started toward him, with the intention of helping him hang onto the end of the rope.

Then he'd realize that memory wasn't a stable thing to hang onto.

The "rich" preferred to hang onto their money, thereby running true to form.

And if you hang onto them there'll be money in the deal some day.

He still thought it right to hang onto his slaves if he could, and he had the courage of his convictions.