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hold end of the bargain up

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hold one's end of the bargain up

 and keep one's end of the bargain up

Fig. to do one's part as agreed; to attend to one's responsibilities as agreed. If you don't hold your end up, the whole project will fail. Tom has to learn to cooperate. He must keep up his end of the bargain.

See also: bargain, end, hold, of, up