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41 keep house (for)
(to do the cooking, housework etc (for): She keeps house for her brother.) sjá um húshald fyrir -
42 keep house (for)
(to do the cooking, housework etc (for): She keeps house for her brother.) sjá um húshald fyrir -
43 keep in mind
(to remember and take into consideration later.) hafa í huga -
44 keep on the right side of
(to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself: If you want a pay rise, you'd better get on the right side of the boss.) koma sér vel við (e-n) -
45 keep one's distance
(to stay quite far away: The deer did not trust us and kept their distance.) halda sig í fjarlægð -
46 keep one's end up
(to perform one's part in something just as well as all the others who are involved.) skila sínu -
47 keep one's hair on
(to remain calm and not become angry.) halda ró sinni -
48 keep one's head
(to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc.) halda höfði/ró sinni -
49 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) láta e-n vinna baki brotnuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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50 keep one's temper
(not to lose one's temper: He was very annoyed but he kept his temper.) hafa stjórn á skapi sínu -
51 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) halda ró sinni og skÿrri hugsun -
52 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) fara einförum -
53 keep pace with
(to go as fast as: He kept pace with the car on his motorbike.) halda í við -
54 keep (somebody) posted
(to give regular information to (a person).) gefa (e-m) reglulegar upplÿsingar um -
55 keep (somebody) posted
(to give regular information to (a person).) gefa (e-m) reglulegar upplÿsingar um -
56 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) láta e-n vinna baki brotnuEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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57 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) halda leyndu -
58 keep (something) to oneself
(not to tell anyone (something): He kept his conclusions to himself.) halda leyndu -
59 keep watch
(to have the task of staying alert and watching for danger.) vera á verði -
60 be/keep on an even keel
(to be, keep or remain in a calm and untroubled state.) vera í jafnvægi
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Keep — (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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keep — keep; green·keep·er; house·keep; house·keep·er; keep·able; keep·er·ing; keep·er·ship; keep·sake; store·keep; keep·er; … English syllables
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keep — I (continue) verb be constant, be steadfast, carry forward, carry on, endure, extend, forge ahead, go on, keep going, last, lengthen, live on, maintain, move ahead, never cease, perpetuate, perseverare, persevere, persist, press onward, progress … Law dictionary
keep — The construction keep + object + from + ing verb is idiomatic in current English: • His hands held flat over his ears as if to keep his whole head from flying apart Martin Amis, 1978. The intransitive use of keep + from + ing verb is recorded in… … Modern English usage