"That leaves only three of you to hold the fort."

Fifty men could hold the fort for perhaps three days against a force of two hundred.

The Americans were unable to hold the fort for more than a few days.

Then, in fact, he was holding the fort, the last line of defense.

And it won't be enough simply to hold the fort.

"And will you hold the fort while I am gone."

Gil and I will try to hold the fort without you.

"Just holding the fort while the manager gets her hair done," he said.

They would probably have put in somebody to hold the fort at the club.

Now they just had to hold the fort, as it were, until competent help came.

"That leaves only three of you to hold the fort."

Fifty men could hold the fort for perhaps three days against a force of two hundred.

The Americans were unable to hold the fort for more than a few days.

Then, in fact, he was holding the fort, the last line of defense.

And it won't be enough simply to hold the fort.

"And will you hold the fort while I am gone."

Gil and I will try to hold the fort without you.

"Just holding the fort while the manager gets her hair done," he said.

They would probably have put in somebody to hold the fort at the club.

Now they just had to hold the fort, as it were, until competent help came.