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hold the line

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hold the line (on something)
to not reduce or increase something. Businesses are holding the line on hiring and spending plans because of uncertainty about the economy.
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Imagine trying to manage your time without reference to a clock--or trying to hold the line against weight gain without checking the scale.
Vith--the men who helped hold the line in the famed Battle of the Bulge and died trying.
 
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