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holding up one's end

holding up one's end is the present participle and gerund 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 holding up one's end

What is holding up one's end the present participle and gerund of?
Holding up one's end is the present participle and gerund of hold up one's end.

Words near holding up one's end in the dictionary

  1. holding together
  2. holding true
  3. holding up
  4. holding up a mirror to
  5. holding up as
  6. holding up one's end
  7. holding water
  8. holding with
  9. holding with the hare and running with the hounds
  10. holdingly
  11. holdings

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