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Tutor della CommunityWhat is the meaning of "hold up" in this sentence?
What is the meaning of "hold up" in this sentence?
The context as below:
“How are you doing?” the nurses would ask me in melancholy tones.
“We’re holding up,” I’d say, as if I were a we.
22 lug 2017 06:48
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"Holding up" is an idiom that means you are doing OK, even though circumstances are challenging. Example: You are sick. Somebody asks you how you are doing. You say "I"m holding up." It means even though I've got this sickness that is troubling me, the sickness has not defeated me and I'm still managing to be reasonably happy. A similar phrase is "I'm hanging in there."
22 luglio 2017
我们还在挺着！
22 luglio 2017
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Cinese (mandarino), Cinese (cantonese), Inglese
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Cinese (cantonese), Inglese
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