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hold down

verb

to restrain or control
informal, to manage to retain or keep possession of
to hold down two jobs at once

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Also, keep down . Limit, restrain, as in Please hold down the noise . [First half of 1500s] Also see keep down .

Work at or discharge one's duties satisfactorily, as in He managed to hold down two jobs at the same time . [ Colloquial ; 1800s]

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