hold one's own

phrase

: to maintain one's position : prove equal to opposition

prove I can hold my own with the best of them

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hold one's own

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• anticyclone
• hydrocodone
• progesterone
• testosterone
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• anglophone
• baritone
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• chaperon
• chaperone