hold the line | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Tofirmlymaintain one'sviewpoint,principles, orsituation; torefuseto change one's practices or plans.1966November 29, “UN Expected To Hold Line On Red China”, inThe Robesonian, USA, retrieved29 August 2012, page 1:The UN General Assembly was expected tohold the lineagain today against seating Red China.1992December 9, “Business Loans Up”, inNew York Times, retrieved29 August 2012:The quarterly survey . . . said banks wereholding the lineon lending standards for commercial loans and were more willing to lend to individuals.2008,BioWare,Mass Effect(Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts,→ISBN,→OCLC, PC, scene: Virmire:Think of our heroes: the Silent Step, who defeated a nation with a single shot. Or the Ever Alert, who kept armies at bay with hidden facts.These giants do not seem to give us solace here, but they are not all that we are. Before the network, there was the fleet. Before diplomacy, there were soldiers.Our influence stopped the rachni, but before that, weheld the line. Our influence stopped thekrogan, but before that, weheld the line!Our influence will stop Saren! In the battle today, we willhold the line!2010July 2, Jay Newton-Small, “Amid a Political Standoff, the Unemployed Still Wait”, inTime:But the GOP lawmakers are happy to take home the news that they haveheld the lineagainst deficit spending.2023August 31,Gina Raimondo, 0:49 from the start, inCommerce Secy. Raimondo says ‘we have to hold the line’ on tech export controls after China visit‎[1],MSNBC:So you put your finger on how complicated and complex this relationship is, but we have tohold the line. I mean, on matters of national security, particularly things like artificial intelligence semiconductors, which, we are way ahead of China, and they want in order to expand/improve their military- there can be no room for compromise.2024April 3, Philip Haigh, “Discord over Avanti West Coast is part of a wider problem”, inRAIL, number1006, page52:Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham pulled no punches in March 20's Transport for the North board meeting in Leeds. He wants rid of Avanti West Coast. And he may yet get his way, although ministers in London areholding the lineat the moment.For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:hold the line.

Examples:

EN: Yes, hold the line.
ES: Sí, espere en línea.
EN: Yes, I'll hold the line.
ES: Sí, espero...
ES: Aquí espero.
EN: Oh, if you'll hold the line just a moment, sir.
ES: Si espera un momento, señor.
EN: Sometimes he let me hold the line while he smoked.
ES: Algunas veces me permitía sostener la caña mientras fumaba.
EN: I'll hold the line.
ES: Estaré en línea.
EN: hold the line, sir.
ES: Espere un momento.
EN: That is what soldiers are for, to hold the line.
ES: Eso hacen los soldados, mantienen la línea.
EN: Just hold the line, please.
ES: Un momento, por favor.
EN: The Federals will hold the line, they hate Jefferson.
ES: Los federalistas se mantendrán leales, odian a Jefferson.
EN: - who started whistling made me hold the line.
ES: - que salió pitando, no me dejó salirme de la raya.
EN: Will you hold the line?
ES: No cuelgues.
EN: I'll hold the line this end as long as you like.
ES: Estaré esperando al otro lado del teléfono.
EN: Put up a real fence so we don't have to hold the line of rifles.
ES: Colocaremos una cerca de verdad, para no necesitar los rifles.
EN: ...yes, please hold the line
ES: No cuelgue. - ¡Max!
EN: Just hold the line.
ES: No cuelges.

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