English / idiom
Hold the Fort
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To manage household or workplace duties in someone's absence.
In context
01
Can you hold the fort while I run to the grocery store to pick up milk and fresh vegetables?
02
Grandmother did an admirable job holding the fort while my parents were away on a business conference.
Synonyms
take charge,mind the shop,hold the line
Antonyms
abandon ship,desert one's post,neglect duties
Collocations
hold the fort at home,hold the fort for an hour,trust someone to hold the fort