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held down the fort

held down the fort is the simple past and past participle of hold down the fort.

Questions about held down the fort

What is held down the fort the simple past and past participle of?
Held down the fort is the simple past and past participle of hold down the fort.

Words near held down the fort in the dictionary

  1. held by the button
  2. held cheap
  3. held court
  4. held dear
  5. held down
  6. held down the fort
  7. held fast
  8. held fire
  9. held firm
  10. held for ransom
  11. held forth

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