“Hold the fort”
التعريف
To take care of things while someone is away.
أمثلة
Examples
“Can you hold the fort while I’m at lunch?”
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ابدأ التحدثUse this idiom in context
Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
Can you _____ while I’m at lunch?Compare with the original example
Can you hold the fort while I’m at lunch?
Write a two-line conversation using “Hold the fort”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryالأسئلة المتكررة
- What does "Hold the fort" mean?
- "Hold the fort" means to take care of things while someone is away.
- How do you use "Hold the fort" in a sentence?
- Example: "Can you hold the fort while I’m at lunch?"
- Should I interpret "Hold the fort" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.