Definition 2024
hold_the_line
hold the line
English
Verb
hold the line
- (idiomatic) To firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.
- 1966 Nov. 29, "UN Expected To Hold Line On Red China," The Robesonian (USA), p. 1 (retrieved 29 Aug 2012):
- The UN General Assembly was expected to hold the line again today against seating Red China.
- 1992 Dec. 9, "Business Loans Up," New York Times (retrieved 29 Aug 2012):
- The quarterly survey . . . said banks were holding the line on lending standards for commercial loans and were more willing to lend to individuals.
- 2010 July 2, Jay Newton-Small, "Amid a Political Standoff, the Unemployed Still Wait" Time:
- But the GOP lawmakers are happy to take home the news that they have held the line against deficit spending.
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