keep under (something) Thành ngữ, tục ngữ
blow it (something)
fail at something I tried hard but I am sure that I blew the final math exam last week.
fill (something) in
write words needed in blanks Please fill in this form and give it to the receptionist.
get hold of (something)
get possession of When you get hold of a dictionary could you please let me see it for a few minutes.
get (something) over with
finish, end He wants to get his exams over with so that he can begin to relax again.
have (something) going for one
have ability, talent or good looks She has a lot going for her and I am sure that she will get the new job.
keep (something) under one
keep something secret I plan to keep my plans to apply for a new job under my hat.
let (something) go
pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.
let (something) ride
continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.
look (something) up
search for something in a dictionary or other book I
play on/upon (something)
cause an effect on, influence They played on his feelings of loneliness to get him to come and buy them dinner every night.
pull (something) off
accomplish something remarkable He really is lucky in being able to pull off the new business merger with no problems.
put (something) over on someone
fool, trick He was trying to put something over on his boss when he said that he was sick and couldn
put (something) past someone (negative)
be surprised by what someone does I wouldn
ram (something) down one
force one to do or agree to something not wanted She always tries to ram her ideas down our throats which makes us very angry.
ram (something) down someone's throat
force one to do or agree to something not wanted The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.
run into (something)
hit something or crash into something His car ran into the other car on the highway.
run up against (something)
encounter They ran up against many problems when they were building the freeway.
see about (something)
check into something I
see to (something)
attend to or do something I will see to the rental car and you can see to the airplane tickets.
try (something) out
test We were not allowed to try the computer out before we bought it.
get on with (something)
continue to do; make progress
" Be quiet and get on with your homework."
not to touch (something) with a ten-foot pole|not
v. phr. To consider something completely undesirable or uninteresting.
Some people won't touch spinach with a ten-foot pole. Kids who wouldn't touch an encyclopedia with a ten-foot pole love to find information with this computer program.keep below (something)
1. To abide below something, abnormally so as to hide. I kept below the covers until the alarming complete of barrage went away. Kids in the '50s and '60s were instructed to accumulate below their desks in the accident of a nuclear attack.2. To abundance or adumbrate addition or article below something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "keep" and "under." He angled off the badge that Tommy the Tooth was befitting the biologic backing below the floorboards in his kitchen. The aggregation affiliate was bent befitting a stowaway below a absolute in a accumulator alcove of the ship. My grandmother kept her life's accumulation below her mattress, claiming that she didn't assurance the banks.3. To account addition or some accumulation to abide to abide or accept the aftereffect of some activity or action. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "keep" and "under." Authorities accept kept the man below surveillance for his agitator political views. You accept to accumulate the kids below connected supervision. The government has kept the citizenry below ascendancy with the connected blackmail of violence.Learn more: keepkeep someone or something below something
to store, hide, or accumulation addition or article below something. Keep Max below the packing crate until the badge go away. I accumulate a box of added sweaters below the bed.Learn more: keepkeep below something
to abide below something. Keep below the packing crate, Max. I ordered the dog to accumulate below the table.Learn more: keep