Keep-back - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

idiom

Keep under control; keep in check

phrasal verb

Remain at a distance.

Примеры использования:

He had kept back from the river when he could

phrasal verb

Retain or withhold something.

Примеры использования:

He kept back £5 for himself

phrasal verb

Make a pupil repeat a year at school because of poor marks.

Примеры использования:

She had been kept back a year

phrasal verb

To not use the whole amount of something

Примеры использования:

We'll need to keep back some of the budget for travel later in the year.

phrasal verb

To not go near something, or to prevent someone or something from going past a particular place

Примеры использования:

Barriers were built to keep back the flood water.

phrasal verb

To not use the whole amount of something so that there is a small amount remaining for later

phrasal verb

To not tell someone everything you know about a situation or an event that has happened

Примеры использования:

I suspect she's keeping something back.