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keep the wolf from the doorTo ward off poverty or hunger.Rate it:

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keep timeTo control the beat or rhythm of a song played by a music groupRate it:

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keep toTo adhere strictly to; not to neglect or deviate from.Rate it:

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keep to oneselfTo purposely avoid interaction with others.Rate it:

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keep to oneselfTo refrain from telling or otherwise expressing.Rate it:

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keep togetherTo strive to maintain a group; to prevent a group from separating; to remain together.Rate it:

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keep underTo hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.Rate it:

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keep upTo ensure that one remains well-informed about something.Rate it:

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keep upTo maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating.Rate it:

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keep upTo stay even or ahead.Rate it:

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keep up appearancesTo pretend to be all right or that everything is going well.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to remain beside or just behind that is moving away from one.Rate it:

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keep up withTo manage to follow .Rate it:

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keep up with the jonesesTo do or buy things for status, show, or image rather than out of need, especially for the purpose of competing with friends or neighbors.Rate it:

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Keep Up With the JonesesTo live up to like ones neighbors, to maintain a living standard as one’s influential neighbors haveRate it:

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keep watchTo guard; to watch over someone or something.Rate it:

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keep your britches on!"Be Patient", "Keep Your Pants ON!", "Don't Get All Excited!"Rate it:

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Keep Your Ear to the GroundBe focused and well aware of what is happening aroundRate it:

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keep your eye on the ballRemain Focused, Determined, AlertRate it:

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keep your feet on the groundmaintain a sense of composure, refuse to get all up in the air over any reversal.Rate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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keep your friends close, and your enemies closerOne should be on their toes and alert of their surroundings if malicious people are around, to ensure such people can't wreak havoc in one's life.Rate it:

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keep your hair onAn admonition to stay calm.Rate it:

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keep your hands on the wheelA. Continue leading. B. Maintain focus with tenacity.Rate it:

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Keep Your Head above WaterTo have just enough to avoid any financial collapse, hardly keeping up with one’s responsibilityRate it:

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keep your heads down!A military admonishment to infantrymen while crawling under barbed wire or across terrain toward the enemy.Rate it:

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Keep Your Nose to the GrindstoneImpelled to keep one self-busy all the time, always working hardRate it:

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keep your shirt onAn admonition to be more patient or to calm down.Rate it:

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Keep Your Shirt OnTo remain patient and cool, not to get angry and enraged and to control one’s temperedRate it:

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KITInitialism of keep in touch.Rate it:

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l'occasion fait le larronOpportunity makes the thief; Keep yourself from opportunities and God will keep you from sins.Rate it:

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latch ontoTo obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something.Rate it:

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lay lowTo hide; keep a low profile.Rate it:

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let go an anchor to the windward of the lawTo keep within the letter of the law.Rate it:

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lie doggokeep quietRate it:

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lie lowkeep quiet or unseenRate it:

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litora ac portus custodia clausos tenereto keep the coast and harbours in a state of blockade.Rate it:

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long absent, soon forgottenLove fades away when people are distant and don't keep close physical contact.Rate it:

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look afterTo watch or protect; to keep safe.Rate it:

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loop inTo include in communications about something; to keep informed about something.Rate it:

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memoria custodireto keep in mind.Rate it:

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milites coercere et in officio continere (B. C. 1. 67. 4)to keep good discipline amongst one's men.Rate it:

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milites disciplina coercereto keep good discipline amongst one's men.Rate it:

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monkey run^ Residents cock-a-hoop after winning fight to keep saucy underpass nameThe Yorkshire Post, 2006-03-11.Rate it:

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move alongTo continue without being distracted; to keep going.Rate it:

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Mum's the WordTo keep secretRate it:

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my lips are sealedSee keep one's lips sealed.Rate it:

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necessity knows no lawSomeone who is desperate cannot be expected to obey the rules, or keep the law.Rate it:

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never breathed a wordKeep secrets, never give away any sense of the situation.Rate it:

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occupy oneselfTo keep busy by doing somethingRate it:

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