Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
keep one's hand in — phrasal : to keep in practice tried to keep his hand in at tennis by playing a little at least once a week * * * keep one s hand in see under ↑keep • • • Main Entry: ↑hand keep one s hand in To retain one s skill by practice • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep one's hand in — ► get (or keep) one s hand in become (or remain) practised in something. Main Entry: ↑hand … English terms dictionary
keep one's hand in — idi keep one s hand in, to continue to work at or practice so as not to lose one s skill or knowledge … From formal English to slang
To keep one's hand in — Keep 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep one's hand in — {v. phr.} To keep in practice; continue to take part. * /After he retired from teaching, Mr. Brown kept his hand in by giving a lecture once in a while./ * /Mr. Smith left the planning of the trip to his wife, but he kept his hand in, too./… … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ one's\ hand\ in — v. phr. To keep in practice; continue to take part. After he retired from teaching, Mr. Brown kept his hand in by giving a lecture once in a while. Mr. Smith left the planning of the trip to his wife, but he kept his hand in, too. Compare: keep… … Словарь американских идиом
keep one's hand in — phrasal to keep in practice … New Collegiate Dictionary
get (or keep) one's hand in — become (or remain) practised in something. → hand … English new terms dictionary
keep oneself in hand — • to keep oneself in hand • to hold oneself in check (from Idioms in Speech) to control one s feelings, not to get angry, to be reserved, to be self contained I had to hold myself in check. (A. Cronin) See: take oneself in hand … Idioms and examples
keep one's eye on (or take one's eye off) the ball — keep (or fail to keep) one s attention focused on the matter in hand. → ball … English new terms dictionary
