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Definition

To manage to keep something.

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In Context

  • "Desperate to hold onto power, Pervez Musharraf has discarded Pakistan's constitutional framework and declared a state of emergency."
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Related Idioms

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To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.

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To keep; to store something for someone.

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To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.

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hold onto your hat

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