Idiom
hold tack
Meaning
To last or hold out.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The old roof will hold tack through the winter.”
“We reinforced the fence posts so they would hold tack against the strong winds.”
“Despite the relentless pressure from his competitors, the veteran merchant managed to hold tack until the market finally stabilized.”
Examples
simple
“The old roof will hold tack through the winter.”
contextual
“We reinforced the fence posts so they would hold tack against the strong winds.”
complex
“Despite the relentless pressure from his competitors, the veteran merchant managed to hold tack until the market finally stabilized.”
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