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Learn the meaning of the idiom hold the fort, which means to have responsibility for something while someone else is absent. See how to use it in a sentence and browse related idioms.
Learn the meaning and usage of the humorous idiom hold (down) the fort, which means to have responsibility for something while someone is absent. See examples, synonyms and translations in different languages.
hold the fort, also US: hold down the fort v expr: figurative (be in charge temporarily) ocuparse⇒ v prnl : hacerse cargo loc verb (figurado, coloquial) quedarse al mando del fuerte, quedarse al mando del barco expr : cuidar el puesto loc verb : I'll hold the fort while you go on your coffee break. Yo me ocupo mientras te tomas tu recreo.
hold the fort. idiom. to have responsibility for something while someone else is absent: I’m leaving my husband to hold the fort while I’m away. ¿Quieres aprender más? Amplía tu vocabulario con English Vocabulary in Use de Cambridge. Aprende las palabras que necesitas para comunicarte con confianza.
Hace 5 días · Learn the meaning and usage of the phrase "to hold the fort", which means to look after things for someone while they are away or busy. See synonyms, examples, and related words from the Collins English Dictionary and other sources.
Fig. to take care of a place while someone who is usually there is gone, such as a store or one's home. (From western movies.) I'm going next door to visit Mrs. Jones. You stay here and hold the fort. You should open the store at eight o'clock and hold the fort until I get there at ten. See also: fort, hold.
mainly BRITISH or. hold down the fort. AMERICAN. If you hold the fort for someone, you look after things for them while they are somewhere else. Her husband holds the fort at their Norfolk home during the week. You can hold down the fort here. I shouldn't be too long. See also: fort, hold.
