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Definition of Hold one's own
1. Verb. Be sufficiently competent in a certain situation. "He can hold his own in graduate school"
2. Verb. Maintain one's position and be in control of a situation.
Definition of Hold one's own
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To demonstrate oneself to be capable; to provide a respectable performance or worthy competition; to stick up for oneself. ¹
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1. Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged So as to by Peter Mark Roget (1916)
"... make a puppet of, lead by the notw, turn round one's little finger, bend to
one's will, hold one s own, wear the breeches; have -the ball at one's feet, ..."
2. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"... ku, то PROP UP, to support ; to be upright, to be strong ; to hold one?s own
against, ..."
3. Science of Statistics by Richmond Mayo-Smith (1899)
"... of dissolution during periods of industrial depression, and the inability to
hold one-s own in the excessive and cut-throat competition of modern times. ..."
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