drag on and hold out tenaciously; brace oneself and bear with it ❍ 有的皇亲暗中怂恿李家一面继续～，一面想办法请皇后和东宫田娘娘在皇上面前说句好话。(姚雪垠《李自成》Ⅱ—713)Some of the other imperial relatives urged him to procrastinate while they tried to persuade the empress and favourite concubine,Tian,to speak on his behalf to the emperor.