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learn2teach replied to Suggestions/Feedback and More :)
Point-2.I don't know the details about these users.I know that they always thanks me in my posts.Why? I dunno.I checked sometimes their profiles.
Point-3.This thread was dead for a long and no one is posting idioms in this particular thread.So,I posted two idioms per post multiple times in a d...
learn2teach replied to Two Idioms A Day...
keep the wolf from the door
to maintain oneself at a minimal level; to keep from starving, freezing, etc.
I dont make a lot of money, just enough to keep the wolf from the door.
We have a small amount of money saved, hardly enough to keep the wolf from the door.
Keep your shirt on! ...
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keep the ball rolling
to cause something that is in progress to continue.(Also literal.See also get the ball rolling.)
Tom started the project, and we kept the ball rolling.
Who will keep the ball rolling now that she is gone?
keep the lid on
something to restrain something;to ...
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keep someone in stitches
to cause someone to laugh loud and hard, over and over.(Informal. Also with have.See the note at keep a straight face.)
The comedian kept us in stitches for nearly an hour.
The teacher kept the class in stitches,but the students didnt learn anything.
She ha...
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learn2teach replied to Two Idioms A Day...
keep ones weather eye open
to watch for something (to happen); to be on the alert(for something); to be on guard.
Some trouble is brewing. Keep your weather eye open.
Try to be more alert.Learn to keep your weather eye open.
keep ones wits about
one to keep ones mind operating ...
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learn2teach replied to Two Idioms A Day...
keep ones nose to the grindstone
to keep busy continuously over a period of time.
The manager told me to keep my nose to the grindstone or be fired.
Keep your nose to the grindstone, and you will prosper.
keep ones own counsel
to keep ones thoughts and plans to oneself; not to t...
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learn2teach replied to Two Idioms A Day...
keep ones head above water
to stay ahead of ones responsibilities; to remain financially solvent. (Also literal.)
Now that I have more space to work in, I can easily keep my head above water.
keep ones feet on the ground
to remain firmly established. (See also get ones feet on the ...
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keep harping on
something to continue to talk or complain about something;to keep raising a topic of conversation.
Why do you keep harping on the same old complaint?
keep on an even keel
to remain cool and calm.
If Jane can keep on an even keel and not panic, she will be all ri...
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keep abreast
(of something) to keep informed about something; to keep up(with the times). (Also with be instead of keep, as in the examples below.)
I try to keep abreast of the financial markets.
I believe that Im abreast of foreign events.
keep a straight face
to make ones face...
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keel over
to fall over or fall down in a faint or in death.
Suddenly,Mr. Franklin keeled over. He had had a heart attack.
keep a stiff upper lip
to be calm and unmoved by unsettling events.
John always keeps a stiff upper lip.
Now, Billy, dont cry. Keep a stiff upper lip.
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