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41 keep a tight grip on
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42 keep a tight grip/hold on someone
keep a tight grip/hold on someoneEnglish-Dutch dictionary > keep a tight grip/hold on someone
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43 keep a tight hand on the purse
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44 keep a tight rein on someone
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45 keep a/one's weather eye open (for)
keep a/one's weather eye open (for)op zijn hoede zijn (voor), oppassen (voor)English-Dutch dictionary > keep a/one's weather eye open (for)
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46 keep a/the secret
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47 keep ahead of
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48 keep an eagle eye on
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49 keep an ear/one's ear(s) (close) to the ground
keep an ear/one's ear(s) (close) to the groundEnglish-Dutch dictionary > keep an ear/one's ear(s) (close) to the ground
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50 keep an eye open (for)
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51 keep an eye out for
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52 keep away (from)
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53 keep bad hours
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54 keep calm
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55 keep chickens
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56 keep clear
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57 keep company with
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58 keep cool!
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59 keep count
de tel(ling) bijhouden, (mee)tellen -
60 keep down one's food
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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
keep — [kiːp] verb kept PTandPP [kept] 1. [transitive] to store something that will be useful: • The Credit Reference Agency keeps files on individuals debt records. • You should keep a supply of forms. 2 … Financial and business terms
Keep — Keep, v. i. 1. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep — vb 1 Keep, observe, celebrate, solemnize, commemorate are comparable when they mean to pay proper attention or honor to something prescribed, obligatory, or demanded (as by one s nationality, religion, or rank), but they vary widely in their… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
keep — [kēp] vt. kept, keeping [ME kepen < OE cœpan, to behold, watch out for, lay hold of, akin to MLowG kapen, ON kopa, to stare at < ? IE base * ĝab , to look at or for] 1. to observe or pay regard to; specif., a) to observe with due or… … English World dictionary
keep — ► VERB (past and past part. kept) 1) have or retain possession of. 2) retain or reserve for use in the future. 3) put or store in a regular place. 4) (of a perishable commodity) remain in good condition. 5) continue in a specified condition,… … English terms dictionary
Keep — Keep, n. 1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed; charge. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Pan, thou god of shepherds all, Which of our tender lambkins takest keep. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being kept; hence, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Keep — 〈f. 20; Seemannsspr.〉 Kerbe, Rille * * * Keep, die; , en [aus dem Niederd. < mniederd. kēp, wohl verw. mit ↑ kappen] (Seemannsspr.): Rille, Kerbe (in einer Boje, einem Block, Mast o. Ä.), die einem darumgelegten Tau Halt gibt. * * * I Keep … Universal-Lexikon
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