hold one's own | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Todemonstrateoneself to becapable; toprovidearespectableperformanceorworthycompetition; tostick up foroneself.1877,R. D. Blackmore, chapter 6, inErema:At any rate, he was like John Bull in one respect: he was sturdy and square, and fit tohold his ownwith any man.1904January 29 – October 7,Joseph Conrad, chapter 2, inNostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard, London; New York, N.Y.:Harper & Brothers[…], published1904,→OCLC:At the receptions[…]Antonia couldhold her ownin a discussion with two or three men at a time.1909,P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 19, inThe Gem Collector:If it came to blows, the younger man could not hope tohold his ownwith the huge policeman.1941May, “Notes and News: William Stroudley”, inRailway Magazine, page234:In his view, this eminent locomotive engineer had very decided opinions of his own, and was not afraid of putting them into practice; but a weakness lay in the fact that there was no one on his staff in a position sufficiently strong tohold his ownwith Stroudley in argument.1986, Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.,Top Gun(motion picture):Charlie:Are you a good pilot?Maverick:I canhold my own.2007April 4, David Runk, “Competition Heats Up In Truck Market”, inPittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved4 November 2010, page E8:But Ford, and Chrysler continued tohold their ownagainst the latest competition from the Japanese.

Examples:

EN: Be nice to think that one could, if not hold one's own, then at least not have to steer the conversation away to dogs and horses every time.
ES: Estaría bien pensar que puedo si no estoy a su altura, entonces, al menos, no tener que desviar la conversación hacia perros y caballos siempre.
ID: Alangkah baiknya apabila seseorang bisa, kalaupun bukan yang memulainya... Setidaknya tak melulu mengarahkan obrolan... Menjadi soal anjing dan kuda setiap saat.
EN: It's no easy feat to hold one's own against Jay-Z,
HI: आसान नहीं है FAU-G बनना,
EN: one should hold one's own hand
HI: अपना ही हाथ पकड़ना है
EN: 5 to hold one's own
HI: 5 खुद को पल
EN: Words related to hold one's own
HI: बातें करीं जो अपने आप से
EN: hold one's own;
HI: अपनी-अपनी डाल;
EN: However, it presupposes the ability to hold one's own in
HI: अपने अंदर बहा लेने का स्वभाव है उसका
EN: enough to hold one's own In the facoof
HI: खुद को फरेब में रखना है

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