Die
Hold up
Hold up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Usage example: the air conditioner held up this year, but it's not going to make it through another summer
Both terms in one sentence
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They then set him up to die horribly in a duel with the protagonist (it is noted that the confession they got wouldn't hold up in court, but it does snap Honor out of her Heroic B.S.O.D.).
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Square/Cube Law: The giant bugs from Cruel Zinc Melodies aren't very agile, and some die when they attempt to fly and their wings aren't strong enough to hold up their proportionately-greater weight.
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Kick the Dog: Edmund's blindness to Miss Crawford's true nature can no longer hold up when Fanny tells him of the letter she received when his brother was ill, featuring a stealth hope that Tom would die and make Edmund the heir of Mansfield Park, and therefore rich enough for her.
Source: Literature / Mansfield Park
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