To Hold The Fort
Today, we are going to look at how to use the English phrase to hold the fort.
To hold the fort means to take care of, look after something, or to run things for a while.
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Example 1:
- My boss had to go to a meeting yesterday, and he asked me to hold the fort for a while. I thought it would be easy, but it was hard work.
Homework:
- Write down the times in your life, when someone has given you the responsibility of holding down the fort. It could be looking after a house, or just looking after someone’s children for 20 minutes. So let us know the times you’ve had to hold the fort.
Note: The Queen’s English School teaches you the English phrases, you need to know.
