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Jump at
Accept eagerly
“I'd JUMP AT the chance to go and live in Japan.”
Jump in
Enter a conversation
“He JUMPED IN and told them exactly what he thought.”
Jump off
Start quickly, often well
“The IPO JUMPED OFF on the first day.”
Jump on
Criticize, attack
“Everyone JUMPED ON me when I raised the issue.”
Keel over
Turn upside down
“The boat KEELED OVER in the storm and the crew drowned.”
Keep around
Keep something near you
“I KEEP a dictionary AROUND when I'm doing my homework.”
Keep at
Continue with something difficult
“She found the course hard but she KEPT AT it and completed it successfully.”
Keep away
Don't allow someone near something
“Medicines should always be KEPT AWAY from children.”
Keep back
Maintain a safe distance
“The police told the crowd to KEEP BACK from the fire.”
Keep down
Not vomit
“The food was so horrible that I struggled to KEEP it DOWN.”
Keep from
Control yourself, refrain
“I couldn't KEEP FROM arguing with her.”
Keep in
Not allow someone out
“The teacher KEPT the students IN after school because they had misbehaved.”
Keep in with
Maintain good relations, stay on good terms with someone
“I like to KEEP IN WITH the school inspectors.”
Keep off
Not talk about
“She KEPT OFF the subject of her divorce.”
Keep on
Continue doing something
“He KEPT ON trying and succeeded in the end.”
Keep out
Not allow someone to enter
“The police KEPT the demonstrators OUT of the building.”
Keep to
Stay within limits
“Please KEEP TO the path.”
Keep up
Not let someone go to bed
“First I phoned you and left a message that you should phone me; then you phoned and I was out, so you left a message; then.! How long can we KEEP this UP without ever speaking to each other directly?”
Keep up at
Continue, not quit
“Learning a language is difficult, but if you KEEP UP AT it, you'll succeed in the end.”
Keep up with
Move at the same rate
“He walks too fast and it's really hard to KEEP UP WITH him.”
Key down
Relax, unwind
“I need to KEY DOWN before I go to bed.”
Key in
Enter numbers or information into a computer or electronic system
“It took me ages to KEY IN all the information into the database.”
Key in on
Focus attention on, single out
“They KEYED IN ON the person they believed had done it.”
Key on
Target, focus on (sport)
“We will KEY ON the opposing team's lack of skills on defense.”