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Discover Ludwig"hold down" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it in the literal sense (when restraining someone or something) or in the figurative sense, which means to keep something steady or under control. For example: "The bouncer held down the angry customer in the entryway."
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hold down
verb
To restrain; to check.
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Hold down the fort.
She definitely can't hold down a job.
Competition is working to hold down costs.
Teachers have helped hold down costs.
He can't hold down a job.
Meanwhile, they hold down full-time jobs.
"Then hold down the brake really hard.
She could not hold down food.
"He's tough to hold down," Johnson said.
I was going to hold down raises.
They say it would hold down costs.
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