hold in reserve and keep in reserve

hold someone or something in reserve and keep someone or something in reserve

Fig. to hold back someone or something for future needs. I am holding the frozen desserts in reserve, in case we run out of cake. We are holding Sharon in reserve. Keep a few good players in reserve.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
PhilomÈNe	-	French
Quanah	KWAH-nə (English)	Native American, Comanche
Ampelios	-	Ancient Greek
Worknesh	-	Eastern African, Amharic
WŁOdzisŁAw	vwaw-JEE-swahf	Polish (Rare)
Purnima	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada