- hold one's position
- удерживать позицию; находиться в обороне
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
English-Russian military dictionary. 2014.
hold one's own — {v. phr.} To keep your position; avoid losing ground; keep your advantage, wealth, or condition without loss. * /Mr. Smith could not build up his business, but he held his own./ * /The team held its own after the first quarter./ * /Mary had a… … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's own — {v. phr.} To keep your position; avoid losing ground; keep your advantage, wealth, or condition without loss. * /Mr. Smith could not build up his business, but he held his own./ * /The team held its own after the first quarter./ * /Mary had a… … Dictionary of American idioms
hold one's own — ► hold one s own retain a position of strength in a challenging situation. Main Entry: ↑own … English terms dictionary
hold one's own — verb 1. be sufficiently competent in a certain situation He can hold his own in graduate school • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. maintain one s position and be in control of a situation • Hypernyms: ↑control, ↑command … Useful english dictionary
hold one's own — idi hold one s own a) to maintain one s position or condition b) to be equal to the opposition … From formal English to slang
hold one's own — (in an argument/dispute) to defend one s position Although her boss is very aggressive she is always able to hold her own in any dispute with him … Idioms and examples
hold one's own — phrasal to maintain one s position ; prove equal to opposition … New Collegiate Dictionary
hold one's own ground — maintain one s position in the face of opposition, stand firm … English contemporary dictionary
hold one's own — Maintain one s position, not lose ground, not fall behind … New dictionary of synonyms
To hold one's day — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To hold one's own — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English