to hold up one's end of the bargain
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4.4
- idiom
- Informal
:
cumplir con lo prometido
- All right, well, you held up your end of the bargain, so I guess I will hold up mine.
- guys hold up your end of the bargain
Examples
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We held up our end of the bargain, and now you would summarily dismiss us by pulling benefits?
Blog text (2) -
I held up my end of the bargain.
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Thank you for holding up your end of the bargain.
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You have to hold up your end of the bargain.
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How does he expect to be partners... if he is not holding up his end of the bargain?
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Are you holding up your end of the bargain?
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And then one day, he refused to hold up his end of the bargain.
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How do I know you're gonna hold up your end of the bargain?
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In my opinion, you held up your end of the bargain and have misled none of us.
Blog text (6) -
It's important to hold up your end of the bargain to maintain trust in the agreement.
Synonyms
70
3.9
To keep a promise
36
4.1
Keep a promise or pay what you owe
8
5.8
Do your share of the work in a group
5
2.5
Do what you say you will do for someone
1
7.4
Continue doing your part for the team when things are hard
Antonyms
How Reliable
26
3.7
- Informal
7
4.4
5
2.5
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
hold + up + one + end + of + the + bargain
The parts 'end (of the bargain)' and 'bargain' transparently indicate 'one's share or duty in an agreement', but the phrasal verb 'hold up' has multiple senses (e.g. delay, rob, support/maintain). Because the intended sense 'to keep/maintain one’s part' is compositional but relies on a less frequent sense of 'hold up', a B1 learner who knows individual words may need prior exposure to be certain.
Etymology
Hold up one's end of the bargain comes from a simple picture: two people each holding an end of a beam or rope to keep something up. If one person does not hold up their end, the thing falls, so the phrase means 'to do what you promised'.