hold one's end of the bargain up

hold one's end of the bargain up
hold one's end of the bargain up† and keep one's end of the bargain up
Fig. to do one's part as agreed; to attend to one's responsibilities as agreed. •

If you don't hold your end up, the whole project will fail.

Tom has to learn to cooperate. He must keep up his end of the bargain.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • hold one's end up — or[hold up one s end] or[keep one s end up] or[keep up one s end] {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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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