keep+in+check
31keep tabs on someone — If you keep tabs on someone, you check, watch and keep a close eye on what they are doing …
32check|rein — «CHEHK RAYN», noun. 1. a short rein attached to the saddle or to the harness to keep a horse from lowering its head; bearing rein. 2. a short rein connecting the bit of one of a team of horses to the driving rein of the other; check line. 3.… …
33keep sth under control — ► to check something, and make sure that it stays within a certain limit: »You must ensure that production costs are kept under control. Main Entry: ↑keep …
34Keep tabs on — keep account of or a check on: keep tabs on your expenses …
35keep the wolf from the door — keep us fed, prevent hunger This check will keep the wolf from the door. We can buy food …
36keep track — check, count Keep track of the time you work at the computer. Keep a record …
37keep at bay — index parry, repel (drive back), repulse, stave, stem (check) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …
38keep back — index arrest (stop), check (restrain), constrain (restrain), constrict (inhibit), delay …
39keep in — index circumscribe (surround by boundary), contain (enclose), enclose, encompass (surround), immure, inhibit …
40keep under control — index check (restrain), confine, contain (restrain), control (restrain), detain (hold i …
