hold tight one's ground

verb

Roget 781: retain, keep; hold fast one's own, hold tight one's own, hold fast one's ground, hold tight one's ground; clinch, clench, clutch, grasp, gripe, hug, have a firm hold of.    secure, withhold, detain; hold back, keep back; keep close; husband etc. (store) 636; reserve; have in stock, have on hand, keep in stock etc. (possess) 777; entail, tie up, settle.    ... show more

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