hold\ one's\ end\ up

hold\ one's\ end\ up
• hold up one's end
• keep one's end up
• keep up one's end
v. phr. informal
To do your share of work; do your part.

Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who was drying them, couldn't keep her end up.

Susan kept up her end of the conversation, but Bill did not talk very much.

Bob said he would lend me his bicycle if I repaired the flat tire, but he didn't keep up his end of the bargain.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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  • hold one's end up — or[hold up one s end] or[keep one s end up] or[keep up one s end] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your share of work; do your part. * /Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who was drying them, couldn t keep her end up./ * /Susan kept up her end… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hold one's end up — or[hold up one s end] or[keep one s end up] or[keep up one s end] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do your share of work; do your part. * /Mary washed the dishes so fast that Ann, who was drying them, couldn t keep her end up./ * /Susan kept up her end… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hold one's end up — ► keep (or hold) one s end up informal perform well in a difficult or competitive situation. Main Entry: ↑end …   English terms dictionary

  • keep (or hold) one's end up Brit. — keep (or hold) one s end up Brit. informal perform well in a challenging situation. → end …   English new terms dictionary

  • hold up one's end — See: HOLD ONE S END UP …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • keep one's end up — phrasal or keep up one s end 1. : to do one s fair share in an enterprise involving two and often more people or participants could keep his end up in a conversation on almost any subject 2. : to preserve one s wicket by defensive play used of a… …   Useful english dictionary

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