- keep someone/thing on
- continue to use or employ someone or something.→ keep
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
keep someone/thing on
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confine someone/thing to — keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). → confine … English new terms dictionary
keep — verb (past and past participle kept) 1》 have or retain possession of. ↘retain or reserve for use in the future. ↘put or store in a regular place. ↘(of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition. 2》 continue or cause to continue… … English new terms dictionary
stake someone/thing out — informal keep a person or place under surveillance. → stake … English new terms dictionary
keep — [[t]ki͟ːp[/t]] ♦ keeps, keeping, kept 1) V LINK ERG If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] The noise kept him awake... [V n adj/prep] Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar... [V adj/prep] To keep… … English dictionary
keep off — verb 1. refrain from certain foods or beverages I keep off drugs During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day • Syn: ↑avoid • Hypernyms: ↑abstain, ↑refrain, ↑desist … Useful english dictionary
keep — [c]/kip / (say keep) verb (kept, keeping) –verb (t) 1. to maintain in one s action or conduct: to keep watch; to keep step; to keep silence. 2. to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: to keep a light… …
keep going — verb 1. continue uninterrupted The disease will run on unchecked The party kept going until 4 A.M. • Syn: ↑run on • Hypernyms: ↑continue, ↑go on, ↑proceed, ↑go along, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
thing — W1S1 [θıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(idea/action/feeling/fact)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(situation)¦ 4¦(nothing)¦ 5¦(person/animal)¦ 6¦(make a comment)¦ 7 the thing is 8 the last thing somebody wants/expects/needs etc 9 last thing … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep one eye on someone — keep one eye on (someone/something) to give part of your attention to one person or thing. Jim continued to talk to me, but he kept one eye on the clock to be sure he wouldn t be late. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form with one eye on… … New idioms dictionary
keep one eye on something — keep one eye on (someone/something) to give part of your attention to one person or thing. Jim continued to talk to me, but he kept one eye on the clock to be sure he wouldn t be late. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form with one eye on… … New idioms dictionary
