Keep+at+work
51keep something away (from something) — ˌkeep sb/sth aˈway (from sb/sth) derived to prevent sb/sth from going somewhere • Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. Main entry: ↑keepderived …
52keep your nose to the grindstone — keep your nose to the ˈgrindstone idiom (informal) to work hard for a long period of time without stopping Main entry: ↑noseidiom …
53keep late hours — work until the late hours of the night …
54keep the pot boiling — work without becoming tired; earn money for sustenance …
55keep good time — work accurately (a clock) My watch has not been keeping good time lately …
56keep one's nose to the grindstone — work very hard He has been keeping his nose to the grindstone recently and I haven t had a chance to see him …
57keep one's nose to the grindstone — work hard and continuously. → grinding …
58keep one's nose to the grindstone — Work long and laboriously …
59keep — keep1 W1S1 [ki:p] v past tense and past participle kept [kept] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not change)¦ 2¦(continue doing something)¦ 3¦(not give back)¦ 4¦(not lose)¦ 5¦(store something)¦ 6¦(make somebody stay in a place)¦ 7¦(delay somebody)¦ 8¦(do what you… …
60keep — 1 /ki:p/ verb past tense and past participle kept /kept/ 1 NOT GIVE BACK (T) to have something and not need to give it back: You can keep it. I don t need it. | Try it for a week and we guarantee you ll want to keep it. 2 NOT LOSE (T) to continue …