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keep a cool headto keep one's cool; to stay calmRate it:

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keep a lid onTo keep something secret.Rate it:

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keep a low profileBe quiet and discreet.Rate it:

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Keep a Stiff Upper LipTo be strong and resilient in difficulty or in troubleRate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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keep a watchful eye!Expect someone or something or anything:Rate it:

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keep a weather eye openTo maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention.Rate it:

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keep a weather eye openTo be alert; to concentrate on a matter in hand.Rate it:

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keep acrossTo keep abreast of or up to date with; to keep people informed of.Rate it:

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keep an eye onTo watch and pay attention to.Rate it:

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keep an eye openTo maintain vigilance for someone or something.Rate it:

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keep an eye openTo maintain vigilance for a possibly dangerous situation.Rate it:

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keep an eye outTo watch for, look for, or search for.Rate it:

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keep an eye peeledTo look out attentively.Rate it:

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keep aroundto keep something near one.Rate it:

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keep atTo persist in.Rate it:

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keep atpreserve withRate it:

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keep at arm's lengthStay at a distance, away from one's body.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthAvoid a close relationship.Rate it:

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keep at bayprevent (someone or something) from approaching or having an effect.Rate it:

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keep awayTo prevent from coming.Rate it:

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keep awayTo refrain from coming.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo evade.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo deny access to.Rate it:

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keep away fromTo avoid.Rate it:

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keep backTo restrict or restrain.Rate it:

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keep backTo prevent from advancing in a course.Rate it:

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keep backTo hold back; to refuse to give or share.Rate it:

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Keep Body and Soul TogetherTo have just reason to be alive, just surviving but not living in real senseRate it:

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keep buggin onNever quit; go onRate it:

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keep companyTo socialise.Rate it:

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keep companyTo court.Rate it:

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keep confusion at bayTo keep confusion at bay means to avoid or prevent confusion.Rate it:

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keep downTo repress.Rate it:

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keep downTo cause not to increase or rise.Rate it:

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keep downNot to vomit.Rate it:

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keep downTo lie low. To stay concealed by not standing up.Rate it:

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keep downTo restrain or control.Rate it:

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keep fromTo prevent or restrain ; refrain or cause refrain.Rate it:

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keep fromTo protect or preserve from.Rate it:

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keep hope aliveEven if something seems to become more and more unlikely, do not stop believing in it.Rate it:

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keep houseTo take care of domestic chores; work as a housekeeper.Rate it:

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keep houseTo seclude oneself in one's house in order to evade the demands of creditors.Rate it:

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keep inTo require a pupil to stay after school as a punishment.Rate it:

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keep into stay blazing (of a fire)Rate it:

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keep inTo cause (a fire) to stay blazingRate it:

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keep inUsed other than as an idiom: see keep, in.Rate it:

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keep in withTo continue to have a good relationship withRate it:

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keep it between the ditchesTo stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.Rate it:

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keep it downTo be quiet.Rate it:

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