Bringing up the rear and Take hold of

Take hold of and bringing up the rear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Take hold of" instead a verb phrase "Bringing up the rear".

Take hold of verb - Take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of.

Bringing up the rear and take hold of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bringing up the rear" instead a verb "Take hold of".