hold the fort (for someone)

hold the fort (for someone)
hold the fort (for someone) phrase
to look after or do something for someone while they are busy doing something else

The Chairman resigned, and I was left holding the fort.

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Main entry: fort

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hold the fort — {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. * /The little group held the fort for days until help came./ 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. * /Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hold the fort — {v. phr.} 1. To defend a fort successfully; fight off attackers. * /The little group held the fort for days until help came./ 2. {informal} To keep a position against opposing forces. * /Friends of civil liberties held the fort during a long… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hold down the fort — (UK hold the fort) ► WORKPLACE to deal with a situation, or do someone s job, while they are away: »She went off on vacation, leaving me to hold down the fort. »Will you hold the fort while I go for lunch? Main Entry: ↑hold …   Financial and business terms

  • fort — [ fɔrt ] noun count * 1. ) a strong building, often with a high wall around it, used by soldiers for defending a place: an iron age fort 2. ) AMERICAN a place where an army lives or trains: Fort Irwin hold the fort (for someone) to take care of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fort */ — UK [fɔː(r)t] / US [fɔrt] noun [countable] Word forms fort : singular fort plural forts 1) a strong building, often with a high wall around it, used by soldiers for defending a place an iron age fort 2) American a place where an army lives or… …   English dictionary

  • fort — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)t[/t]] forts 1) N COUNT: oft in names A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where soldiers can stay and be safe from the enemy. 2) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR for n If you hold the fort for someone, or,… …   English dictionary

  • hold — hold1 [hōld] vt. held, holding [ME holden < Anglian OE haldan (WS healdan), akin to Ger halten, Goth haldan, to tend sheep < IE base * kel , to drive, incite to action > Gr kelēs, swift horse, L celer, swift: prob. sense development:… …   English World dictionary

  • hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hold — 1 verb past tense and past participle held IN YOUR HANDS/ARMS 1 a) (T) to have something firmly in your hand or arms: He was holding a knife in one hand. | Can you hold the groceries for me while I open the door? | I held the baby in my arms. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her …   English dictionary

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