Ann tends to keep to herself. She doesn't have many friends.
•I try to keep to myself each morning so I can get some work done.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
keep to oneself — See: TO ONESELF(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
keep to oneself — index conceal, hide Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep to oneself — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. cultivate solitude, avoid human companionship, remain aloof, be a recluse, be a hermit, be a lone wolf, stay away, not mingle, not mix, hold oneself aloof, keep oneself to oneself, keep one s own counsel, keep secret, keep… … English dictionary for students
keep to oneself — verb a) To purposely avoid interaction with others. She preferred to keep to herself after her husband died. b) To refrain from telling or otherwise expressing. Then he fell to gabbling strange and dreadful things which were not clearly… … Wiktionary
keep to oneself — verb 1. shun the company of others (Freq. 1) The new student keeps to herself • Verb Frames: Somebody s 2. withhold information I kept your little secret to myself all these years • Hypernyms: ↑withh … Useful english dictionary
keep\ to\ oneself — See: to oneself(2) … Словарь американских идиом
keep to oneself — phrasal 1. to keep secret < kept the facts to myself > 2. to remain solitary or apart from other people … New Collegiate Dictionary
keep to oneself — be unsociable, be unfriendly; keep a secret … English contemporary dictionary
keep to oneself — idi a) to remain aloof from the society of others b) to hold (something) as secret or confidential … From formal English to slang
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
