- keep on (doing something)
- keep on (doing something)to continue to do something. •
Are you going to keep on singing all night?
•Yes, I'm going to keep on.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Are you going to keep on singing all night?
•Yes, I'm going to keep on.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
keep yourself from something — ˈkeep from sth | ˈkeep yourself from sth derived to prevent yourself from doing sth • keep yourself from something doing sth She could hardly keep from laughing. • I just managed to keep myself from falling. Main entry: ↑keepde … Useful english dictionary
keep somebody from something — ˈkeep sb from sth derived to prevent sb from doing sth • I hope I m not keeping you from your work. • keep somebody from something doing sth The church bells keep me from sleeping. Main entry: ↑keepderived … Useful english dictionary
keep tabs on something — keep tabs on (something/someone) to watch a person or a situation carefully so that you always know what they are doing or what is happening. I like to keep tabs on my bank balance so that I don t get overdrawn. I get the feeling he s keeping… … New idioms dictionary
keep faith with something — keep faith with (something/someone) formal to continue to support an idea or person, especially by doing what you promised to do. Has the company kept faith with its promise to invest in training? … New idioms dictionary
keep (you) from (doing something) — to prevent you from doing something. We couldn t keep ourselves from laughing. Even the mounting phone bills didn t keep him from calling her twice a day … New idioms dictionary
ˌkeep ˈon doing sth — phrasal verb to continue to do something My sister kept on asking me question after question.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
leave open the possibility of doing something — leave open the possibility of (something/doing something) to not prevent something from happening. The spokesman left open the possibility of another meeting before the Israeli leader left Washington. Usage notes: also used with that: His… … New idioms dictionary
keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep — keep1 [ kip ] (past tense and past participle kept [ kept ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stay in state/position ▸ 2 (make) continue/repeat ▸ 3 continue to have ▸ 4 store ▸ 5 (make) stay within limit ▸ 6 do what you said ▸ 7 provide money for ▸ 8 take care of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
keep — [[t]ki͟ːp[/t]] ♦ keeps, keeping, kept 1) V LINK ERG If someone keeps or is kept in a particular state, they remain in it. [V n adj/prep] The noise kept him awake... [V n adj/prep] Reggie was being kept busy behind the bar... [V adj/prep] To keep… … English dictionary
keep — I UK [kiːp] / US [kɪp] verb Word forms keep : present tense I/you/we/they keep he/she/it keeps present participle keeping past tense kept UK [kept] / US past participle kept *** 1) a) [intransitive] to stay in a state, position, or place without… … English dictionary