keep on eye on | (=have one's eye on, watch, guard) | 지키다, 감시하다 |
Keep away from the edge of the cliff. |
Keep your children away from the stove. |
keep after | (=constantly, remind, nag) | (계속해서) 잔소리하다 |
He won't get anything done unless you keep after him. |
keep company with | (=associate with, be friendly with) | ~와 사귀다 |
They had kept company with each other for ages before they married. |
keep from | (=refrain from) | ~을 삼가다 |
I can't keep from laughingKeep your dog from running here. |
keep[bear] ~ in mind | (=remember) | 명심하다, 기억하다 |
Keep[Bear] your votes in mind when you deliver your speech. |
Keep[Bear] in mind that I can't walk as fast as you. |
keep in touch with | (=continue in communication with) | 접촉을 유지하다 |
He promised to keep in touch with us while he was abroad. |
keep late hours | (=stay awake until late at night) | 늦게까지 자지 않다 |
Keeping early hours is better than keeping late hours for health. |
keep[ward] off | (=avert) | 가까이 오지 못하게 하다, 막다 |
She used a bug spray to keep[ward] off the mosquitoes. |
keep one's cool | (=retain one's composure) | 침착하다, 냉정을 유지하다 |
You have to keep your cool, no matter what the boss says. |
keep up with | (=keep abreast with of) | ~에 뒤떨어지지 않다 |
You walk so fast that I cannot keep up with you. |
I tried to keep up with the times. |
know ~ by sight[name] | (=know one's face[name]) | ~얼굴[이름]을 알다 |
I know the man who died of lung cancer by sight, but not by name. |
know[tell] ~ from | (=distinguish) | 구별하다 |
I've met her several times, but she says she still doesn't know[tell] me from my brother. |
know the ropes | (=know one's job very well) | (요령․사정 등을) 잘 알다 |
Never argue with him!; he's worked here for 25 years, so he really knows the ropes. |