expect vs hold the line

expect and hold the line both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expect	No	No	Yes	No
hold the line	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hold the line is a hyponym of expect; that is, hold the line is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expect:

Other hyponyms of expect include expect, look forward, look to, hang on, hold on, anticipate, look for, look to.

expect (verb)	hold the line (verb)
be pregnant with	hold the phone line open
look forward to the birth of a child	hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
regard something as probable or likely
look forward to the probable occurrence of
consider reasonable or due
consider obligatory; request and expect