Opinions & arguments
hold together
remain coherent
To remain logically connected and successful as a whole.
Hear it in real life
Do you think the story works?
Yes, the ending is surprising, but the whole thing still holds together.
The proposal is ambitious, but the main ideas hold together quite well.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The story holds together itself despite the flashbacks.
Say: The story holds together despite the flashbacks.
“Hold together” can describe a coherent story without a reflexive pronoun.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
an argument holds together; a plan holds together; hold something together
Your turn: say it out loud
The proposal is ambitious, but the main ideas hold together quite well.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
hold together
remain coherent
“The proposal is ambitious, but the main ideas hold together quite well.”
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