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91Keep Away — This article is about the children s game. For the Godsmack song, see Keep Away (song). Keep Away, also called Monkey in the Middle, Piggy in the Middle, Pickle in a Dish, or Pickle in the Middle, is a children s game in which two or more players …
92keep one's own counsel — verb To keep ones own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning ones own thoughts, deeds, or situation. Who wills, may keep his own counsel be his own secrets sovereign. Syn: keep ones cards close to… …
93Close Roll — The Close Roll is the administrative record created by the medieval office of the chancery that recorded all the letters close issued by the chancery. In the medieval Kingdom of England, the first Close Roll was started in 1204 under the… …
94keep a close watch on — verb to pay careful attention to a situation or a thing, so that you can deal with any changes or problems. The prime minister asked the home secretary to keep a close watch on the flooding situation …
95close to one’s vest (to keep) — Guard against others finding something out. In the card game of poker, players keep their cards close to their vest to prevent anyone from seeing them …
96keep a close eye (to) — Watch carefully. ► “Snacks are a big market: they contribute 70% of Nabisco’s nearly $8 billion in annual revenues. This means that Nabisco must keep a close eye on its competitors.” (Forbes, Aug. 28, 1995, p. 102) …
97Keep Me In Mind (song) — Infobox ESC entry song = flagicon|Malta Keep Me In Mind caption = year = 1995 country = Malta artist = Mike Spiteri as = with = language = English languages = composer = Ray Agius lyricist = Alfred C. Sant conductor = Ray Agius place = 10th… …
98close its doors — {v. phr.} 1. To keep someone or something from entering or joining; become closed. * /The club has closed its doors to new members./ 2. To fail as a business; go bankrupt. * /The fire was so damaging that the store had to close its doors./ *… …
99close its doors — {v. phr.} 1. To keep someone or something from entering or joining; become closed. * /The club has closed its doors to new members./ 2. To fail as a business; go bankrupt. * /The fire was so damaging that the store had to close its doors./ *… …
100close\ at\ hand — adj. phr. Handy; close by; within one s range. My calendar isn t close at hand, so I can t tell you whether we can come next week or not. I always keep my pencils and erasers close at hand when I work on a draft proposal …
