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Keep Me Posted
idiomTo keep someone regularly updated and informed about ongoing developments.
↗Keep My Cool
idiomTo maintain calm, patience, and emotional balance during a provocative or chaotic moment.
↗Keep My Head Above Water
idiomTo manage to survive financially or cope with heavy demands during challenging situations
↗Keep My Nose to the Grindstone
idiomTo work intensely, continuously, and without rest
↗keep off
phrasal verbTo avoid walking on, touching, or approaching a particular area, or to refrain from mentioning a topic.
↗Keep on
phrasal verbTo continue doing something without stopping.
↗Keep out
phrasal verbTo prevent someone from entering a space, or to remain outside.
↗Keep private
phraseto withhold personal or sensitive information from public view or unauthorized individuals
↗Keep Someone at Arm's Length
idiomTo avoid becoming too friendly or intimate with someone
↗keep someone company
phrase A2to stay with someone so that they are not lonely
↗Keep Something at Bay
idiomTo prevent something harmful or undesirable from approaching or affecting you
↗Keep Something Under One's Hat
idiomTo keep something secret and confidential
↗Keep the Ball Rolling
idiomTo maintain the momentum and enthusiasm of an activity or event
↗Keep to
phrasal verbTo strictly adhere to a schedule, plan, limit, or established rule.
↗keep up
phrasal verbTo maintain a consistent pace, standard of performance, or speed of progress
↗keep up with
phrasal verbto move, progress, or increase at the same rate as someone or something else; to stay updated or abreast of demands; To move, progress, or stay informed at the same pace as others
↗Keep up with current events
phraseto stay continuously informed and knowledgeable about ongoing global, national, and political happenings
↗Keep You Posted
idiomTo give someone regular and updated information about an ongoing situation
↗Keep your chin up
idiomto stay cheerful and remain optimistic in a difficult or discouraging situation; To stay cheerful, optimistic, and courageous in a difficult time
↗Keep Your Friends Close, and Your Enemies Closer
proverbIt is prudent to watch rivals closely and maintain cordial relations to protect peace and avoid ambush
↗Keep Your Head
idiomTo remain calm, sensible, and collected during an emergency or intense excitement
↗keep your mouth shut
idiomTo remain silent and avoid revealing secrets or making unnecessary remarks
↗Keep Your Nose Clean
idiomTo avoid getting involved in trouble or illicit behavior
↗Keep Your Wits About You
idiomTo remain alert, calm, and ready to act quickly in a difficult, confusing, or unexpected situation
↗keeper
word B2a person who manages, guards, or takes care of something, such as a goalkeeper or zoo attendant
↗Keeping up with the Joneses
idiomConstantly trying to compete with neighbors or peers in wealth, material possessions, and social status
↗Kept in the Dark
idiomKept uninformed or unaware of critical facts, developments, or decisions
↗kettle
word A2a container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water
↗key
word A1a small object that opens a lock; very important a small piece of shaped metal used to operate a lock; something that provides a means of access a small piece of shaped metal used to open or close a lock A small piece of shaped metal used to open or close locks, or something crucial and essential.; a small piece of shaped metal with incisions cut to fit the wards of a particular lock
↗key detail
phrase B2an essential or crucial piece of specific information
↗key factor
phrase B2a central or decisive influence in a result or outcome
↗key takeaway
phrasethe main insight, lesson, or important point learned from an experience or discussion
↗Keyed up
idiomExtremely nervous, tense, agitated, or anxiously excited
↗keystone species
word C1A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that its removal would drastically alter the ecosystem.
↗kick
word A1to hit something with your foot; a hit with the foot a blow or forceful thrust with the foot; a sudden strong feeling of excitement to hit with the foot; to strike forcefully To strike or hit with the foot.
↗kick off
phrasal verbto start or begin an event, meeting, presentation, or activity
↗Kick up Your Heels
idiomTo relax, celebrate, and have an energetic, carefree good time
↗kid
word A1a child; informally, to joke or not speak seriously to joke or tease; to speak in a playful manner a young goat; informal term for a child A child or young person.
↗Kidney
word B2either of a pair of organs that filter waste products from the blood and produce urine
↗Kids Will Be Kids
proverbChildren will naturally be noisy, playful, and mischievous, so one must accept it with patient grace
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