hold on for dear life



hold on for dear life

to use a lot of effort to keep something With so few jobs available, workers are holding on for dear life to the jobs they already have.
See also: dear, hold, life, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nonie-English
Alyciaə-LIS-yə, ə-LIS-ə, ə-LISH-əEnglish
BetsyBET-seeEnglish
Zarathustrazahr-ə-THOO-strə (English)History
Bacheler['bætʃələ]
Sa'ida-Arabic