Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “hold the line“ and it is a phrase meaning is “not surrender to the pressure of a difficult situation.
Example Sentence: Taiwanese President Tsai responded firmly Wednesday to Beijing’s military intimidation. “Facing deliberately heightened military threats, Taiwan will not back down,” Ms. Tsai said at her meeting with Ms. Pelosi (U.S. House Speaker). “We will firmly uphold our nation’s sovereignty and continue to hold the line of defense for democracy.”
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Nancy Pelosi leaves Taiwan, says U.S. will not abandon the island as China protests and click here to read it.
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