hold hard

A verbal phrase composed of the words: hold ("grasp", "grip") and hard ("resistantly", "resolutely", "solidly", "steadfastly").

• "I would sooner walk in the dark, and hold hard to a promise of my God, than trust in the light of the brightest day that ever dawned."
• "You must hold hard to life and do it. But life is a cheap thing beside a man's work. The only thing is that you need it. Hold it tight."

• hold fast
• hold firm
• hold one's ground
• stand firm
• stand fast
• stand one's ground

• let go
• leave go
• leave hold