hold down
Example Sentences
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Gahagen helps “holds down the fort” at home with the couple’s dogs and travels with her when possible.
From Los Angeles Times
But Venture faces legal risks too, which have held down its stock price since it went public last year.
From Barron's
During his first year with the team, instead of being himself, he catered to what he felt the fans deserved from the person holding down the mic.
From Los Angeles Times
The friends keep it low-tech, with an alert system consisting of fishing lines attached to plastic foam and held down by weights.
In Manhattan: While standing over a subway grate at 52nd Street and Lexington Avenue, Marilyn Monroe holds down her white billowing dress for “The Seven Year Itch.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.