keep/hold something at bay | meaning of keep/hold something at bay in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE
keep/hold something at bay
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Another
keeping performance anxiety at bay
is the group sing-along.
Another technique foris the group sing-along.
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has
kept the tumult at bay
.Brown has
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He was
keeping it at bay
while he studied the
He was gritting his teeth against the pain while he studied the stump , the severed hand.
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Sandbags
kept the floodwaters at bay
.
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She
holds the adventurers at bay
by holding the
Sheby holding the scroll over a candle flame and threatening to destroy it.
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All in all, the
keep boredom at bay
.
All in all, the eatery is a breakfast bargain , with enough different components to
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Two
keep evil spirits at bay
.
Two green glazed lions guarded the gates to
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on Emma would help to
keep her worries at bay
for a little while.Concentrating on Emma would help tofor a little while.
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The government hopes to
keep inflation at bay
.
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My
holds them at bay
.
My voice
