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HOLD (ONE'S) OWN

to be able to withstand opposition or attack; to do just as well as other people
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1. Sarah may be the smallest child in the class, but when it comes to defending herself, she can hold her own.
2. We didn’t think Mark was very good at speaking, but he really held his own in that debate.


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