[Ads-l] to hold over - to sustain

[Dan Goncharoff]

Replacing "to tide someone over", I guess, since most people don't
know anything about tides anymore.
DanG

On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:01 AM Barretts Mail <mail.barretts at gmail.com> wrote:
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> to sustain, to be adequate enough to sustain
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> This definition is provided by Phred on the WordReference language forum:
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> 1. https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/hold-someone-over.659187/ <https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/hold-someone-over.659187/>
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> In this case, to "hold someone over" means to give someone enough of something until more comes. Example: "I ate some chips after school. That held me over until dinner." This phrase is more colloquial, it's probably not something you want to use in formal writing.
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> Not in the OED, Wiktionary, Merriam-Webster or TheFreeDictionary.com.
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> 2. https://insideflyer.com/2007/03/letters-65/ <https://insideflyer.com/2007/03/letters-65/>
> Letters - March, 30 2007 [sic]
> Editor’s note
> Randy Petersen
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> Directly violating the advice to not use in formal writing:
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> No need to take your business elsewhere, I have arranged for you to have the next three years as an AAdvantage Gold member which I hope will hold you over until your safe return … and then some.
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> 3. http://alisaharris.blogspot.com/2014/02/happy-veggie-valentines-day.html <http://alisaharris.blogspot.com/2014/02/happy-veggie-valentines-day.html>
> Alisa
> Happy Veggie Valentine's Day!
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> I painted some cute fruit and veggie valentines that I hope will hold you over for a bit longer.
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> 4. https://www.wattpad.com/562883527-the-flower-and-the-gem-choni-toni%27s-poem <https://www.wattpad.com/562883527-the-flower-and-the-gem-choni-toni's-poem>
> Toni’s Poem
> bitchyjauregay
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> Just a little something I hope will hold you over until the next chapter is done with.
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> Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
> Formerly of Seattle, WA
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