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hold up one's end

hold up one's end verb: to hold up one's end of a bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.

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.

Forms of hold up one's end

third-person singular presentholds up one's end
present participleholding up one's end
past participleheld up one's end
pastheld up one's end

Questions about hold up one's end

What does hold up one's end mean?
Hold up one's end means to hold up one's end of a bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.
What part of speech is hold up one's end?
Hold up one's end is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold up one's end?
The past tense of hold up one's end is held up one's end.

Words near hold up one's end in the dictionary

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

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