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Definition of hold the fort

hold the fort

verb

  • to maintain the proper operation of something, such as a business.
                                                  

    Citation from "Episode 5", Whites (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 19 2011.

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