hold true

hold true
hold true
[for something] to be true; [for something] to remain true. •

Does this rule hold true all the time?

Yes, it holds true no matter what.

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or[hold good] {v. phr.} To remain true. * /It has always held true that man cannot live without laws./ * /Bob is a good boy and that holds true of Jim./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • hold — [n] grasp, possession authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure; concepts 190,343,710 Ant. dispossession,… …   New thesaurus

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