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121 keep a secret
(not to tell (something secret) to anyone else: You can't trust her to keep a secret.) guardar un secretoexpr.• guardar un secreto expr. -
122 keep the ball rolling
(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) poner en marcha, emprender; mantener en marchaexpr.• mantener el fuego ardiendo expr. -
123 keep down
а) не вставать, продолжать сидеть или лежать;б) задерживать рост, мешать развитию; to keep down prices не допускать повышения цен;в) подавлять (восстание; чувство); держать в подчинении;г) he can't keep down his food его все время рвет* * *продолжать сидеть или лежать, не вставать, подавлять, задерживать рост, мешать развитию, держать в подчинении* * *1) не вставать, продолжать сидеть/лежать 2) задерживать рост, мешать развитию 3) подавлять (восстание; чувство); держать в подчинении 4) тошнить -
124 keep etc clear of someone or something
expr infmlSteer clear of those who will confuse or depress you — Избегайте общения с людьми, которые могут вызвать у вас нежелательные эмоции
If you can't stop gambling, you'd better steer clear of the horse races — Если не можешь бросить играть, то лучше не появляйся на скачках
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > keep etc clear of someone or something
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125 keep in touch
expr infmlNice talking to you. Keep in touch — Приятно было с вами побеседовать. Ну, пока!
Sorry, we can't use you any more. Keep in touch — В настоящее время мы не нуждаемся в ваших услугах. Звоните!
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > keep in touch
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126 keep a tab on smb.
разг.(keep a tab on smb. (или smth.))следить за кем-л. (или чем-л.); проверять кого-л. (или что-л.) [первонач. амер.]‘So you'll be keeping tabs on me?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘How?..’ ‘I can't tell you that...’ (A. Christie, ‘So Many Steps to Death’, ch. 4) — - Итак, вы собираетесь вести за мной наблюдение? - Конечно. - Каким образом?.. - Этого я вам сказать не могу...
‘Well, you talk about it to me,’ she said fiercely. ‘Ah'm [= I'm] not goin' to keep tabs on ye, but it'll be somethin' if Ah get to know what happens.’ (S. Chaplin, ‘The Watchers and the Watched’, ch. 14) — - А мне расскажи обо всем, - сказала Джин сердито. - Я не собираюсь заводить на тебя кондуит, но должна же я знать, что происходит.
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127 keep mum
помалкивать, отмалчиваться; ≈ держать язык за зубами, воды в рот набратьOf course, I thought they would appeal to me to keep mum, and then we would shake hands, and take a drink all round, and laugh it off, and there an end. (M. Twain, ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court’, ch. 33) — Конечно, я полагал, что они будут просить меня держать язык за зубами, что мы пожмем руки, выпьем, посмеемся и этим все кончится.
...I want you to keep mum. If it comes out, it can't be helped, but I beg that you'll neither of you say anything. (J. Galsworthy, ‘Flowering Wilderness’, ch. XIII) —...я хочу, чтобы вы оба молчали. Если эта история выйдет наружу - ничего не поделаешь, но я не хочу, чтобы это исходило от вас.
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128 keep one's feet
1) прочно держаться на ногах; не упасть, устоятьIt was difficult to keep one's feet on the icy slopes of the hill. (DEI) — Трудно было не упасть на оледенелых склонах холма.
2) выдержать, продержаться, устоятьIf you can carry out these orders we shall be able to keep our feet. (DEI) — Если вы выполните эти заказы, то мы продержимся.
См. также в других словарях:
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keep body and soul together — To stay alive • • • Main Entry: ↑keep * * * keep body and soul together british phrase to have just enough money to buy food and other necessary things She had to take on two jobs just to keep body and soul together. Thesaurus: to have just… … Useful english dictionary
keep your head — to remain calm She has shown that she can keep her head in a crisis. • • • Main Entry: ↑head keep your head see ↑head, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑keep * * * keep your ˈhead | keep a clear/cool … Useful english dictionary
keep something at bay — keep (something/someone) at bay to prevent something or someone unpleasant from coming too near you or harming you. If we can keep the rabbits at bay, we should have a good crop of vegetables in the garden. For me, overeating is a way of keeping… … New idioms dictionary
keep someone at bay — keep (something/someone) at bay to prevent something or someone unpleasant from coming too near you or harming you. If we can keep the rabbits at bay, we should have a good crop of vegetables in the garden. For me, overeating is a way of keeping… … New idioms dictionary
keep at bay — keep (something/someone) at bay to prevent something or someone unpleasant from coming too near you or harming you. If we can keep the rabbits at bay, we should have a good crop of vegetables in the garden. For me, overeating is a way of keeping… … New idioms dictionary
keep (your) nose out of (something) — informal to not become involved in other people s activities or relationships. What goes on between me and Pete is none of her business so she can keep her big nose out of it! … New idioms dictionary
keep somebody amused — keep sb aˈmused idiom to give sb interesting things to do, or to entertain them so that they do not become bored • Playing with water can keep children amused for hours. Main entry: ↑amusedidiom … Useful english dictionary
keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
