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hold one's end up
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Also, keep one's end up . Do one's share. For example, John always holds his end up, but Jerry is less reliable , or Let's hope she can keep up her end . In these expressions end alludes to one of two sides of something that must be lifted by two persons. [Mid-1900s]Advertisement
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