tailieunhanh - NTC’S American IDIOMS Dictionary phần 5

Tham khảo tài liệu 'ntc’s american idioms dictionary phần 5', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | keep still with have. See the note at keep a straight face. Please tell me now. Don t keep me on tenterhooks any longer Now that we have her on tenterhooks shall we let her worry or shall we tell her keep someone or something hanging in midair Go to leave someone or something hanging in midair. keep someone or something in check and hold someone or something in check to keep someone or something under control to restrain someone or something. Hang on to this rope to keep the dog in check. I was so angry I could hardly hold myself in check. keep someone or something in mind and bear someone or something in mind to remember and think about someone or something. When you re driving a car you must bear this in mind at all times Keep your eyes on the road. As you leave home keep your family in mind. keep someone or something quiet Go to keep someone or something still. keep someone or something still 1. and keep someone or something qUiet to make someone or something silent or less noisy. Can you please keep the baby quiet Keep that stereo still 2. with something and keep something quiet to keep something a secret. See also keep quiet about someone or something . I m quitting my job but my boss doesn t know yet. Please keep it quiet. Okay. I ll keep it still. 3. anD hold someone or something still to restrain or control someone or something so that the person or thing cannot move. See also keep still. Please keep your foot still. It makes me nervous when you wiggle it. You have to hold the nail still if you want to hit it. keep someone or something up 1. with someone to prevent someone from going to bed to keep someone awake. Their party kept me up all night. T The noise kept up the entire household. 2. with something to continue doing something. I don t know how long I can keep this up. T I can t keep up working this way much longer. keep someone out in the cold to prevent someone from being informed. Also literal. Please don t keep me out in the cold. Tell me what s .