hold one's own

Idioms  

1. Do reasonably well despite opposition, competition, or criticism. For example, The team held its own against their opponents, or Rumors often hold their own against facts. [First half of 1300s]

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Example Sentences

It’s a hard sound to land without veering into pastiche, let alone to hold one’s own amid the heavy arrangements.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2019

Being required to hold one’s own against the then seven-time Oscar-nominated acting legend might have daunted some actors, but the young woman from Skelmanthorpe in West Yorkshire seemed surprised at the suggestion.

From The Guardian • Jul. 21, 2017

Better unity with some hardship than to hold one's own at the cost of discord.

From The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London by Allen, P. S. (Percy Stafford)

I found out long before I came off the ice; and then, like an absurd fool as I was, I thought myself showing how to deal courteously and hold one's own with such people.'

From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Was that a time to strike a blow, and show one could hold one's own?

From Hunger by Hamsun, Knut

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