hold the fort
Example Sentences
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“If we don’t hold the fort down, there will be nothing to come back to,” Hearring said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
"And is that possible for next week? I genuinely do not know. My job was to come in and hold the fort, and the minute that someone is appointed, I will step aside."
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
That doesn't mean if Pochettino's time at Chelsea is an unmitigated disaster they can't haul Lampard back for a third time to hold the fort, such is the barmy nature of professional football these days.
From BBC ● May 15, 2023
“We’ve got to hold the fort down until he’s ready.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
‘Let us hope to hold the fort till morning.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
