keep+in+order

  • 101keep a lookout (for something) — be on the ˈlookout (for sb/sth) | keep a ˈlookout (for sb/sth) idiom (informal) to watch carefully for sb/sth in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find sth you want • The public should be on the lookout for symptoms of the disease.… …

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  • 102Order of the Lion (France) — The Order of the Lion was an order of knighthood set up by Enguerrand I of Coucy (or, according to other sources, his son Enguerrand II), to keep alive the memory of his killing a dangerous lion. It was short lived and was forgotten after its… …

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  • 103keep your head down — get/keep your head down UK INFORMAL ► to put all your effort into finishing a particular task: »If I get my head down, I ll be able to finish the report before the end of the day. ► to do or say as little as possible in order to avoid attention:… …

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  • 104keep in with — PHRASAL VERB If you keep in with someone, you stay friendly with them, often in order to gain some advantage for yourself because they have power or influence. [mainly BRIT] [V P P n] I had to keep in with the people who mattered …

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  • 105keep the wolf from the door —    In order to keep the wolf from the door, you need to have enough money to buy food and other essentials.     My grandparents earned barely enough to keep the wolf from the door …

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  • 106keep wolf from door —    In order to keep the wolf from the door, you need to have enough money to buy food and other essentials.     My grandparents earned barely enough money to keep the wolf from the door …

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  • 107keep the home fires burning — to keep your home pleasant and in good order while people who usually live with you are away, especially at war. They relied on their wives and sweethearts to keep the home fires burning when they marched off to war …

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  • 108keep out of someone's hair — get/keep/out of someone’s hair phrase to keep away from someone in order to avoid trouble or to avoid annoying them Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: hair …

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  • 109keep the peace — verb To maintain order in a volatile situation. The police were called in to keep the peace during the political demonstration …

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  • 110keep in — phr verb Keep in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑check, ↑contact, ↑cupboard, ↑forefront, ↑ignorance, ↑jail, ↑lane, ↑mind, ↑order, ↑perspective, ↑proportion, ↑ …

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