hold out for

It is a question of how long they can hold out for, and then how many goals Manchester City will score.

I wanted to do it on a larger scale, and I really wanted to hold out for the right project.

“If you can just hold out for those brief moments of joy and light and life it makes it worth it and it helps you carry on. You see Rona experience every facet of it, so it feels like a celebration of life, warts and all.”

Even so, the way the Gunners came from a goal down to lead at Etihad Stadium before the break, and then hold out for almost the entire second half with 10 men, showed why they have become such a force - mentally, physically and tactically.

One day after breaking the British 400m record to finish fifth on her global championship debut, Anning produced a gritty final leg to hold out for bronze ahead of Ireland after Bol stormed past for silver in the closing stages.