hold the line vs tarry

hold the line

verb

  • To firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans. 

tarry

noun

  • A sojourn. 

adj

  • Resembling tar. 

  • Covered with tar. 

How often have the words hold the line and tarry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )