- keep someone going
- помочь материально, сохранить чью-л. жизнь
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
Новый англо-русский словарь. 2013.
keep someone going in something — To keep someone supplied with something • • • Main Entry: ↑keep … Useful english dictionary
keep someone guessing — To cause someone to remain in a state of uncertainty • • • Main Entry: ↑guess * * * keep someone guessing phrase to deliberately not tell someone what is happening or what is going to happen The origins of the name kept everyone guessing.… … Useful english dictionary
keep someone dangling — keep/leave/someone dangling informal phrase to not tell someone what is going to happen or when it will happen You can’t just leave him dangling while you decide. Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
keep someone guessing — keep (someone) guessing if you keep someone guessing, you do not tell them what you are going to do or what will happen next. The clever and complex plot kept the audience guessing right up to the superb final twist … New idioms dictionary
keep someone up — keep (someone) up to cause someone to stay awake. I hope I m not keeping you up. You re making so much noise, you re going to keep up the whole neighborhood! … New idioms dictionary
keep (someone) on the edge of (their) seat — British, American & Australian, American if a story keeps you on the edge of your seat, it is very exciting and you want to know what is going to happen next. You must rent this video. It keeps you on the edge of your seat right up to the end … New idioms dictionary
keep someone guessing — to deliberately not tell someone what is happening or what is going to happen The origins of the name kept everyone guessing … English dictionary
keep someone up — prevent someone from going to bed or to sleep … Useful english dictionary
keep going — verb 1. continue uninterrupted The disease will run on unchecked The party kept going until 4 A.M. • Syn: ↑run on • Hypernyms: ↑continue, ↑go on, ↑proceed, ↑go along, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep the home fires burning — {v. phr.} To keep things going as usual while someone is away; wait at home to welcome someone back. * /While John was in the army, Mary kept the home fires burning./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep the home fires burning — {v. phr.} To keep things going as usual while someone is away; wait at home to welcome someone back. * /While John was in the army, Mary kept the home fires burning./ … Dictionary of American idioms