Hold One's Own

Definition: Hold One's Own

Hold One's Own

Verb

1. Be sufficiently competent in a certain situation: "He can hold his own in graduate school".

2. Maintain one's position and be in control of a situation.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Authority

Have the upper hand, get the upper hand, have the whip, get the whip; gain a hold upon, preponderate, dominate, rule the roost; boss; override, overrule, overawe; lord it over, hold in hand, keep under, make a puppet of, lead by the nose, 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, have it all one's own way, have the game in one's own hand, have on the hip, have under one's thumb; be master of the situation; take the lead, play first fiddle, set the fashion; give the law to; carry with a high hand; lay down the law; "ride in the whirlwind and direct the storm"; rule with a rod of iron; (severity).

Defense

Stand on the defensive, act on the defensive; show fight; maintain one;s ground, stand one's ground; stand by; hold one's own; bear the brunt, stand the brunt; fall back upon, hold, stand in the gap.

Preservation

Stare super antiquas vias; hold one's own; hold one's ground, stand one's ground; (resist).

Resistance

Verb: resist; not submit; repugn, reluct, reluctate, withstand; stand up against, strive against, bear up under, bear up against, be proof against, make head against; stand, stand firm, stand one's ground, stand the brunt of, stand out; hold one's grounds, hold one's own, hold out, hold firm.

Expression using "hold one's own": To hold one's own. Additional references.

Albanian

ruaj pozitën (hold one's ground), mbahem (carry, comport, hold, hold on, keep, remit). (various references)

Arabic 

‏قاوم (combat, counter, fight, hold, hold out, oppose, protest against, resist, set one's face against, stand, struggle, withstand), ‏صمد (bear up, endure, hold, hold at bay, hold one's ground, hold out, hold out against, keep, last out, outlive, resist, stand one's ground, stand the strain, stick it out, withstand). (various references)

Bulgarian 

справям се (acquit oneself, cope, do well, get along, get through, hold up, manage, refer, shift, shift for oneself, tackle), не отстъпвам (hold, hold one's ground, stand one's ground), пазя самообладание, държа се (acquit oneself, act, bear, bear up, comport, comport oneself, conduct oneself, demean, deport oneself, hold, hold on, quit, stand out, stick, walk). (various references)

Czech

obstát (get by, hold up, hold water). (various references)

Finnish

pitää puolinsa (stand one's ground). (various references)

French

ne pas se laisser abattre. (various references)

Greek 

τα καταφέρνω (carry it off, pull through, shift for). (various references)

Hebrew 

לעמו�" איתן, ל�"חזיק מעמ�" (bear up, endure, hold ones ground, hold out, keep up, last out, stand, stand for, stick it out, sustain, weather). (various references)

Hungarian

ragaszkodik a magáéhoz, nem hátrál meg (to hold one's ground), állja a sarat (to hold one's ground, to hold one's own, to hold out, to hold the field, to stick it). (various references)

Pig Latin

oldhay one'say ownay

Romanian

nu ceda (hold, keep up). (various references)

Russian 

стоять на своем (hold one's ground, stand one's ground), сохранять свои позиции, не поддаваться (defy, evade, show fight), держаться своего. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

održati se. (various references)

Spanish

no cejar (keep up, tough), mantenerse firme (bear up, hold, hold stand, stand pat). (various references)

Swedish

hålla stånd (hold one's ground, stand up to). (various references)

Turkish

yerini korumak, dayanmak (abut, be based on, be predicated on, bear up, bear up against, bear with, Brook, consist, endure, found, go on, ground, hang, hang on, hinge on, hold, hold on, hold out, hold up, last, lean, lean upon, offer resistance, osculate, put up with, rely on, rely upon, repose, repose on, resist, rest, rest against, root in, stand, stand on, stand the racket, stand up, stand upon, stay, stick, stick it, stick out, survive, sweat out, take, take it, thole, tolerate, trace, wear, withstand), başabaş olmak (get quits with), başabaş kalmak, aynı kalmak. (various references)

Ukrainian

триматися твердо, зберігати сво�" достоїнство. (various references)

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