Question

Which of the given options best describes the meaning of the idiom in quotes in the given sentence?

I will have to take a week's leave-will you 'hold the fort' for me ?

• A. Stand guard in my absence
• B. Handle my responsibility in my absence
• C. Explain my absence
• D. Lie on my behalf

Answer 1

The correct option is B Handle my responsibility in my absence

'Hold the fort' means take charge of some responsibility while another person is temporarily absent.

So, the correct answer is B) handle my responsibility in my absence.