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111keep on — verb a) persist or continue Keep on trucking! b) To remain in an existing position. Mum, Jimmy keeps on poking me! …
112keep at — phr verb Keep at is used with these nouns as the object: ↑forefront …
113keep in — phr verb Keep in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑check, ↑contact, ↑cupboard, ↑forefront, ↑ignorance, ↑jail, ↑lane, ↑mind, ↑order, ↑perspective, ↑proportion, ↑ …
114keep on — phr verb Keep on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑diet, ↑file, ↑heating, ↑lid, ↑light, ↑path …
115keep to — phr verb Keep to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑agreement, ↑budget, ↑convention, ↑footpath, ↑forefront, ↑minimum, ↑path, ↑pavement, ↑plan, ↑schedule, ↑speed limit, ↑ …
116KEEP — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index keep noun conservation, conservative, depository, grave1, hold, treasury adjective conservative, sticky verb bank2 …
117keep it up — continue doing it, maintain this quality Good work, Joe. If you keep it up, you ll soon be a manager …
118keep — to maintain a mistress The usage implies both provision for her upkeep and keeping her sexual activities for your sole use: One officer offered to keep me if I would come and live with him. (Mayhew, 1862) The man was the keeper and… …
119keep at — persist with He has decided to keep at his studies so I am sure he will succeed …
120keep on at — Brit. harass with constant requests. → keep …
