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Hold Loop One’s Withstand Opposition Attack People Sarah

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Idiom HOLD (ONE’S) OWN
Definition to be able to withstand opposition or attack; to do just as well as other people
Examples
  1. Sarah may be the smallest child in the class, but when it comes to defending herself, she can hold her own.
  2. We didn’t think Mark was very good at speaking, but he really held his own in that debate.

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