hold down

garder un emploi

Réussir à garder un emploi ou un poste en faisant le travail demandé.

En anglais simple : To keep a job or position by doing the work it requires.

• He holds down a job.
• She held down two jobs to support her family.
• Can he hold down regular work while caring for his mother?

Comment l'utiliser : hold down a job (She holds down a job while studying.)

Synonymes : keep, maintain

Expressions courantes : hold down a job, hold down two jobs

maintenir à un niveau bas, contenir

Garder quelque chose à un niveau bas ou empêcher son augmentation.

En anglais simple : To keep something at a low level or stop it from increasing.

• We must hold down costs.
• The government held down prices last year.
• Can you hold the noise down while I work?

Comment l'utiliser : hold something down (We need to hold our costs down.)

Synonymes : limit, restrain, keep down

Expressions courantes : hold down costs, hold down prices, hold down noise