hold one's end up Idiom, Proverb
hold one's end up|end|hold|hold up|hold up one's e
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.
hold one's end up
hold one's end up Also,
keep one's end up. Do one's share. For example,
John always holds his end up, but Jerry is less reliable, or
Let's hope she can keep up her end. In these expressions
end alludes to one of two sides of something that must be lifted by two persons. [Mid-1900s]
hold (one's) end up
To do as was promised in an acceding or bargain; to backpack through with what one agreed to do. OK, I've delivered the banknote as you instructed. Now you accept to authority your end up! My dad said he'd buy me a car if I got a 4.0 this semester, so I've got to ace this analysis if I appetite to authority my end up.Learn more: end, hold, uphold one's end up
to backpack one's allotment of the burden; to do one's allotment of the work. You're not captivation your end up. We're accepting to do your allotment of the work. Get busy. You accept to authority up your end.Learn more: end, hold, uphold one's end up
Also, keep one's end up. Do one's share. For example, John consistently holds his end up, but Jerry is beneath reliable, or Let's achievement she can accumulate up her end. In these expressions end alludes to one of two abandon of article that charge be aerial by two persons. [Mid-1900s] Learn more: end, hold, up