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Phrase(s): hold someone to something
Fig. to make someone adhere to an agreement. • You promised me that you would buy six of them, and I’m going to hold you to your promise. • It was difficult, but he held himself to the terms of the contract.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Remain loyal or faithful to, abide by, as in She held to her resolutions, or He held to his view that the interest rate should be lowered. [c. 1200] Also see STICK BY; STICK TO.
American Heritage Idioms