to hold the fort
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hålla ställningarna, hålla igång verksamheten
to assume full control or responsibility of something until the actual person in charge returns, particularly in business
Dialect
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idiom
Exempel
The assistant held the fort during the director's business trip.
Assistenten höll ställningarna under direktörens affärsresa.
