C. PHRASAL VERBS WITH HOLD 1. hold down To fulfill the duties of (a job): holds down two jobs.

= utrzymywa posade moe oznacza, e pracujemy mimo, e praca jest wymagajca lub nasza sytuacja jest trudna. There are lots of women who hold down high powered jobs and have children. She was holding down a very responsible position when she was only twenty-three. 2. hold up To obstruct or delay = opnia, zatrzymywa The construction was held up by bad weather. Jim was late again. He got held up in heavy traffic on the motorway. 3. hold sb to sth To cause someone to act on a promise or agreement = wyegzekwowa We'll hold him to the exact terms of the contract. 4. hold onto sth To hold something or someone firmly with your hands or your arms =przytrzymywa si Hold onto the rope and don't let go. 5. hold sb/sth up ( STEAL ) To steal from someone using violence or the threat of violence =napa na They held the same bank up twice in one week. He was held up at gunpoint by a gang of masked youths. 6. hold out hope To continue to believe in sth =ywi nadzieje The doctors don't hold out much hope of a recovery. 7. not hold with sth To not approve of an idea or activity = nie popiera She doesn't hold with these modern ideas. 8. hold it/that against sb To like someone less because they have done something wrong or behaved badly in the past = mie za ze He made a mistake but I don't hold it against him - we all make mistakes. 9. hold sth up as sth (also hold up sth as sth) To use someone or something as an example of something, especially something very good = jest uwaana, stawiana za (przykad) Sweden is often held up as an example of a successful social democracy 10. hold out for To demand = domaga si The union are holding out for more money