the phrasal verb keep down

Today' s phrasal verb

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Meaning : If you keep something down, you stop it from increasing in size or number

بالعربي : يبقي
Synonym: hold down

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[size=21] keep sth down They'll have to keep their prices down if they're going to compete with cheaper imported products

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keep down sth If we can't keep down things like costs and wages, we'll go out of business

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Meaning : to stop a noise from getting too loud

بالعربي : يوقف ...مثلا : ضجيج - صوت موسيقى - اصوات عالية ...الخ
Nouns often used as objects with
keep down (2):</B> noise, voices, music, racket

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[size=21] keep sth down While they were chatting, one of the library staff came over and asked them to keep their voices down

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[size=25][size=21][size=25][size=21]keep down (3) x[/size][/size]</STRONG></STRONG>

Meaning : to keep food in your stomach even though you feel like vomiting

بالعربي : تحفظ الطعام في المعدة لدرجة للأستفراغ

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[size=21] keep sth down The food was so bad that I had trouble keeping it down

keep sth down Hicham is so sick that he can't even keep water down for long[/size][/size][/size][/size][/size][/size]</STRONG></STRONG></STRONG>
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