hold the fort

成語所屬單字fort

hold the fort — 慣用語

1. to take care of a place, a job, or a group of people while the person who is usu

1.慣用語
釋義

代為照看;留守

to take care of a place, a job, or a group of people while the person who is usually responsible is away.

例句

Maeve asked her assistant to hold the fort while she was at the conference.

Tanvi held the fort at the office while her boss attended a two-day training course.