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held up one's end

held up one's end is the simple past and past participle of hold up one's end.

Meaning of hold up one's end

Verb

hold up one's end (third-person singular simple present holds up one's end, present participle holding up one's end, simple past and past participle held up one's end)

  1. (idiomatic) To hold up one's end of a bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.
    • I'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.

Questions about held up one's end

What is held up one's end the simple past and past participle of?
Held up one's end is the simple past and past participle of hold up one's end.

Words near held up one's end in the dictionary

  1. held together
  2. held true
  3. held up
  4. held up a mirror to
  5. held up as
  6. held up one's end
  7. held water
  8. held with
  9. held with the hare and ran with the hounds
  10. held with the hare and run with the hounds
  11. helda bean

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