Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “hold the line“ and its meaning is “to keep a situation from getting worse; to firmly maintain one’s position/viewpoint under pressure and not surrender to it; keep up, hang on, hold on”.
Example Sentence: And one study suggested the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine might be less potent against the South African variant. But the majority of scientists believe that vaccines have so far held the line, and will continue to do so.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Ignore the pessimism: Covid vaccines are quietly prevailing and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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