hold it down
English
editVerb
edithold it down (third-person singular simple present holds it down, present participle holding it down, simple past and past participle held it down)
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To hold up one's side in a relationship.
- She'll never dump him, he knows how to hold it down.
- (African-American Vernacular, slang, intransitive) To maintain control of a situation or location.
- I'll be back, Dee, hold it down while I'm gone.