"Hold down the fort" nghĩa là gì?

Mẹ vắng nhà thì chơi với bố!! Photo by: Juliane Liebermann on Unsplash

"Hold down the fort" = cố thủ trong thành -> nghĩa là thay thế ai kiểm soát, chịu trách nhiệm cái gì khi họ vắng mặt.

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The Eagles are going to count on (tin tưởng) a pair of talented juniors to hold down the fort for an offensive line that needs to develop depth.

His amazing wife has been by his side the whole time, while trying to hold down the fort with their six kids, ages 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 and 13. There are three boys and three girls. Kevin is being given incredible care at one of the area's best medical facilities, MD Anderson Cooper at Cooper University Hospital in Camden.

Nurkic, 25, is now about 15 months removed from the compound (xương hở) leg fracture (gãy) he suffered during a game against the Brooklyn Nets in the 2018-19 season. He has not played since, and Portland traded for Whiteside last summer to hold down the fort at center in Nurkic’s absence.

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