Man the fort informal verb phrase
To mind or take care of a place or a situation when one is absent
I arranged with the neighbors about manning the fort at home.
Will you man the fort in the shop while I go out for lunch?
Who will man the fort in the hall when I get out to buy food and drink?
Go somewhere for a brief visit or purpose
1. If you hide away, you go somewhere so that no one can find you.
2. If you hide someone or something away, you put them in a place where people cannot find them.
The worst and dirtiest place
To refer to an unfamiliar or faraway place.
Used to indicate a place full of valuable objects.
The verb "man" should be conjugated according to its tense.
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!