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Meanings of hold the line in English

Portuguese
esperar um pouco

Hold the phone line open.

esperar um pouco
Synonyms
Examples for "hang on"
Examples for "hang on"
1
Perhaps you need to turn it around and ask: why hang on?
The Guardian
2
But whether Christie can hang on that long is an open question.
Reuters
3
The only question now is: How much can I hang on to?
Flowers for Algernon
4
They hang on your every word, Mr Swan said to the President.
News.com.au
5
It was easy to hang on - I had both hands free.
Wired
1
Military support is seen as crucial to Mr Maduro's hold on power.
Radio NZ
2
You should hold on to that freedom for as long as possible.
Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything across italy,...
3
Tsipras is also trying to hold on to political support at home.
The Irish Times
4
Has social media helped the world lose its their hold on reality?
The Irish Times
5
The primary political skill is the ability to hold on to power.
The Irish Times
Usage of hold the line in English
1
We will hold the line and our unity will prevail, she said.
Reuters
2
We tried to hold the line in public as best we could.
The Guardian
3
You just hold the line now, and walked over to Mr. Nancy.
American Gods
4
Then tell central to hold the line clear-wemustn't lose a moment.
The Silent Bullet
5
So is it possible to hold the line on intersectional issues?
Ebony
6
Try as he might, Pell could no longer hold the line.
The Guardian
7
In other words, the Federal Government will hold the line on real spending.
State of the Union Addresses
8
It was Dean Gregory's secretary, asking her to hold the line for him.
All the pretty dead girls
9
Let's hold the line until we can get a therapy and a vaccine.
Wired
10
Cirion was hard put to it to hold the line of the Anduin.
The lord of the rings
11
Sometimes his sister went along to help him hold the line.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales
12
Rosecrans ordered Davis to take and hold the line occupied by Beatty's division.
The Army of the Cumberland
13
Britain's failure to hold the line was a mistake, Tertsakian added.
The Guardian
14
As ever, the SDLP tries to hold the line for political progress and moderation.
The Irish Times
15
If they can't hold the line here, then Labour cannot hold the line anywhere.
The Guardian
16
It fell to the home secretary to hold the line.
The Guardian
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Translations for hold the line
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United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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