hold the line
Don't give ground
Hold the line means to maintain a position against pressure or opposition.
Originally military—troops holding a defensive line against attack—it now applies to any situation requiring steadfastness: The senator held the line on spending cuts.
On the telephone, hold the line means wait without hanging up: Hold the line, I'll transfer you.
- hang onWait or persist
- standUpright support structure
- pushForce something away
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- maintainKeep in condition
on the phone · resist · pause · check · endure · keep up · don't give up · determination · resolve · fortitude · stop · grip · just a second · telephone · slow down · perseverance · await · defensive
- patience phraseswait, just a minute, one moment, one second, in a moment
- strategystrategy, grand strategy, tactics, tactic, tactical
- holding firmcling, clutch, grasp, grip, clasp
- battle criesbattle cry, charge, hooah, banzai, oorah
- Meme StocksGME, AMC, GameStop, Bed Bath Beyond, stonks
- fighting wordsfight me, bring it, square up, throw hands, step outside
hold the linegive in
Cease resistance, concede
yield · capitulate · surrender · cave in · back down
hold the lineadvance
Move or progress forward
push forward · charge · attack · press ahead · move forward
hold the lineretreat
Sanctuary or withdrawal
fall back · withdraw · pull back · give ground · beat a retreat