to keep smb
1keep smb on — allow someone to continue working for you Although we have too many workers we have decided to keep him on until business improves …
2keep in touch — • keep in touch • get in touch • stay in touch (with smb) (to make) contact someone, to continue contact I ll get in touch with him when I arrive in New York in August. (with smb) talk or write to someone I have always tried to keep in touch with …
3keep — I n. maintenance to earn one s keep II v. 1) (D; tr.) ( to have ) to keep about (esp. BE), around (do you keep a screwdriver around the house?) 2) (d; intr.) to keep after ( to keep persuading ) (keep after the children; they are still too… …
4keep an eye on — (smth or smb) watch (as in take care of something) Will you keep an eye on the baby while I go to the store. (from Idioms in Speech) to watch carefully; to look after; to observe (from a distance) so that the party under observation is unaware of …
5keep up — 1) go on, not stop, continue He is working hard to keep up the same level of production as last year. 2) keep something at the same level or rate or in good condition He spends a lot of time trying to keep up the garden of his house. 3) (smb)… …
6stand smb up — fail to keep an appointment or date with your boyfriend or girlfriend He stood her up on a date last Saturday and now she won t talk to him …
7grindstone, to hold/keep/put smb.'s nose to the - — An inventor had his nose to the grindstone until he invented a good axe sharpener; another stuck to it until he had a good glue …
8company — n. military unit consisting of several platoons 1) to command a company (a captain commands a company) 2) to deploy; form a company 3) a cannon; headquarters; infantry company companionship 4) to keep (smb.) company; to seek smb. s company 5) to… …
9length — n. 1) at length (she described each event at great length) 2) in length (ten feet in length) 3) (misc.) to keep smb. at arm s length ( to keep smb. at a certain distance ); to go to great lengths to do smt. ( to make a great effort to do smt. ) * …
10wait — I n. 1) to lie in wait for 2) to have a (long) wait for (we had a long wait for the bus) II v. 1) (BE) (d; intr.) to wait at (to wait at table) (cf. 3) 2) (D; intr.) to wait for (they waited for me; they waited for me to leave) 3) (AE) (d; intr.) …
