268. Keep the bird in one's bosom, to

заст. зберігати відданість, вірність.

keep the bones green, to мати добре здоров'я, бути здоровим.

keep the chin up, to див. К-153.

keep the common road and you are safe присл. ^ йди звіданим шляхом, І все буде гаразд.

keep the field, to див. Н-1574.

keep the flag flying, to високо три­ мати прапор чогось, бути у войовничому настрої, не здаватися.

keep the home-fires burning, to бути дома, в сім'ї, вести господарство (вираз був особливо поширеним, у першу світову війну).

keep the house, to див. К-194.

keep the lid on something, to див. C-292.

keep the log rolling, to амер. підтри­ мувати високий темп роботи.

keep the pass, to див. Н-1580.

keep the peace, to top. зберігати гро­ мадський порядок; не припускати порушен­ ня громадського порядку;

It seemed a wonder that Mr. and Mrs. Gale did not take alarm at the noise, and send for a con­stable to keep the peace (Ch. Bronte).

280. keep the pot boiling, to 1) продов­ жувати розпочату справу [тж. to keep the ball rolling (або up); to keep up the ball];

Although Churchill was able to keep the pot of war boiling for quite a time longer, the British workers finally brought an end of intervention and forced the signing of the Anglo-Soviet Trade Agree­ment in 1921 (D. W. L., Nov. Ю, 1951).

2) заробляти на існування, давати засо­би до існування (тж. to boil the pot; to make the pot boil);

Meantime, there's a few shillings for you, Grace, just to keep the pot boiling till custom comes (Ch. Bronte).

The storiettes at least kept the pot boiling and gave time for ambitious work (/. London).

keep the ring, to див. Н-1582.

keep the room sweet, to добре про­ вітрити кімнату.

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keep the run of something, to ам'ер. бути в курсі справ, стежити за чимсь; див. тж. 1-1356.

keep the score, to вести рахунок.

keep the sea, to 1) бути в морі; 2) очистити море від ворога, забезпечити без­ пеку судноплавства.

keep the tail in the water, to досягти великих успіхів, процвітати.

keep the wolf from the door, to уни­ кати голоду, злиднів; ^ зводити кінці з кінцями;

Esmond had seen this gentleman, and a very ingenious, hardworking, honest fellow he was, toil­ing to give bread to a great family, and watching up many a long winter night to keep the wolf from his door (W, Thackeray).

288. keep things going, to 1) не давати чомусь припинитися; 2) добувати засоби ДО існування, заробляти на хліб;

І tried to keep things going by a little teaching, but I am not a very good teacher... (H, Wells).

keep tight lips, to див. В-3059.

keep time, to І) див. В-522; 2) добре in h [про годинник (тж. to keep good time)]; див. тж. К-77.

keep to one's bed, to див. К-149.

keep to (або take) one's own line, to (тж. to strike out in a line of one's own) 1) йти своїм шляхом, бути самобутнім; -2) див. R-509.

keep (one) to the grindstone, to див. B-2733.

keep to the point, to 1) не ухилятися, не відходити від теми розмови, говорити по суті (тж. to keep to the record; спочатку тільки юридичний); див. тж. В-1202,3) та W-I11; 2) термін ближче до справи!

keep to the record, to див. К-294, 1).

keep to (the) windward of, to мор. держатися навітряного боку (якогось суд­ на); перєн. бути поза досяжністю.

keep trace (of), to (тж. to keep track of) слідкувати за чимсь, бути в курсі спра­ ви; див. тж. L-1365, 3);

And then later in the day when he comes up here, I want you to help him to keep track of things until he sees just what is wanted and can do it himself (ТА. Dreiser).

keep tryst to див. К-43.

keep (one) underfoot, to див. К-302.

keep (one, something) under observa­ tion, to тримати під наглядом (когось, щось).

ЗОЇ. keep (something) under one's hat, to див. С-292.

302. keep (one) under one's thumb (060 underfoot), to тримати у покорі, під чере­ виком (когось);

...The convention was in Oakland, and we have been there and seen how Superintendent Hunter keeps his teachers under his thumb (U. Sinclair).

keep (something) under the belt, to див. С-292.

keep up (або save) appearances, to

додержувати правил пристойності, уникати розголосу; робити вигляд, що нічого не тра­пилося, удавати, що все йде як слід [етим. фр. sauver les apparences];

Dexter has kept up appearances, I grant you — both in public and in private (W. Collins).

And you know, dear Mr. Fledgeby, ...what an affliction it would be to lose position and to lose credit, when ability to tide over a very short time might save al! appearances (Ch. Dickens).

keep up heart, to див. К-31.

keep up one's brave outside (або one's courage), to не занепадати духом (звич. зовні);

Не was still keeping up his brave outside, while the madness was growing every moment fiercer within (H. Caine).

keep up one's chin, to due. K-153.

keep up one's courage, to див. К-306.

keep up one's end, to див. К-І65.

keep up one's pecker, to див. К-210.

keep (something) up one's sleeve, to див. Н-412.

keep up one's spirits, to піднімати на­ стрій, підбадьорювати когось; не занепада­ ти духом, бадьоритися.

keep up the ball, to див. К-267, 1) та К-280, 1).

keep up the chin, to див. К-Ї53.

keep (one, something) up to date, to бути в курсі справи; поповнювати останні­ ми даними.

keep up with (one, something), to не відставати, просуватися поруч з (кимсь, чимсь);

She began to run through the slush and the mud. She stumbled where the pavement was torn by shells, got up and forced herself forward. Yates panted, but he kept up with her (S. Heym).

317. keep watch, to [тж. to keep watch and ward (on, over, upon)]; 1) чергувати; 2) вартувати, сторожити, охороняти, трима­ ти під замком;

While Linden was taking a hasty drink, Joe kept watch on the landing outside in case Hunter should suddenly and unexpectedly reappear (R. Tres-sell).

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And he was not alone. Other men too — the best of them — kept watch and ward by the hearth­stones that were the altars of that profitable persu­asion (J. Conrad).

keep (one, something) well in hand, to див. Н-618.

keep within bounds (або the bounds) (of), to не виходити за межі; бути стри- маним;

І think it may very reasonably be required of every writer, that he keeps within the bounds ot possibility (H. Fielding).

keep (something) within compass, to заст. або діал. стримувати.

keep within the* bounds (of), to див. K-319.

keep within the law, to не виходити за межі, рамки закону.

keep your mouth shut and your ears open присл. .^ менше говори, більше слухай.

keep your mouth shut and your eyes open присл.^.менше говори, більше підмічай.

Kentish fire 1) бурхливі, тривалі оплески, овація;

The Royal Plush kept possession of the garden until the Royal Plush dinner was announced, when it retired, and we heard from the pavilion where they dined conservative cheers, and speeches, and Kentish fires (W. Thackeray).

2) гучне висловлення аудиторією своєї незгоди або нетерпіння [вираз виник в зв'язку із зборами, що проводилися в Кенті у 1828—1829 pp. і були спрямовані проти Catholic Relief Bill],

326. kept woman полюбовниця;

"You with a peaked cap and a banner!" she repeated contemptuously.

"It's better than being a kept woman," he retorted sullenly (F. Dauby).

kerb broker амер. заст. маклер, що проводить біржові операції на вулиці.

kerb merchant див. С-1617.

key item (тою. key-item, keyitem) го­ ловний предмет (виробництва, експорту, Ім­ порту тощо).

key man (тж. keyrnan) людина, що займає керівну посаду.

key-note address (або speech) виступ, висловлювання, Ідо задає тон зборам, що загострює увагу на основних питаннях.

key position (тж. key-position) клю­ чова, основна, вирішальна позиція;

All the power is in the hands of one little group; they put themselves in the key positions — each one on six or eight committees. They make the plans, and when the time comes they jam them through (U. Sinclair).

Keystone State, the амер. «ключовий штат» (так називають штат Пенсільванія) [цей штат знаходиться на атлантичному узбережжі у центрі тринадцяти штатів, які первісна входили до складу США].

khaki election вибори, під час яких використовують мілітаристські настрої (пер­ вісна — парламентські вибори в Англії після першої світової війни у грудні 1918p.),

kick against the pricks, to упиратися, '| чинити опір, завдаючи собі шкоди; ^ ліз­ ти на рожен [етим. бібл.];

І have "so kicked against the pricks, and strug­gled in a strait waistcoat, and dislocated my wrists with wrenching them in handcuffs, and battered my hard head, by driving in against a harder wall (Ch. Bronte),

kick a man when he is down, to див. H-1402.

kick (one, something) black and blue, to див. В-402.

kick down (або over) the ladder, to відвернутися від тих, хто допоміг досягти успіху, бути невдячним; покинути заняття, з допомогою яких було досягнуто певного суспільного становища;

She has struggled so gallantly for polite repu­tation that she won it: pitilessly kicking down the ladder as she advanced degree by degree (IP. Tha­ckeray).

kick (one) good and hard, to див. C-48.

kick high, to див. F-831.

kick in one's gallop, а див. М-10.

kick (one) in the pants, to due. C-48.

kick in the pants, а груб, прочухан, '| нагінка; див. тж. C-48;

"Morrey wants a kick in the pants, not coming to meet her," he said (K. S. Prichard).

kick one's head against a brick wall, to див. Н-1413.

kick one's head against a post, to див. Н-1413,

kick one's head against a (stone) wall, to див. Н-1413.

kick one's heels, to див. С-1338.

kick (або knock) one's hindsight out, to [тж. to kick (або knock) the hindsight off one] амер. розм. розправитися з кимсь, знищити когось; зовсім затьмарити когось.

kick over one's (або the), apple-cart; to див. U-277.

kick over the ladder, to див. K-338.

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не коритися, збунтуватися (первісна лише про коней);

"Tell me what you think right now about the general editorial policy."

"I don't think," he answered quickly. "One can't kick over the ropes if he's going to succeed in journalism. I've learned that much, at any rate" (J. London).

In her kittenish moods, which she cultivated with a strange lack of sense of congruity, she liked to throw out hints about "kicking over the traces" (R. Aldington}.

352. kick (або strike) the beam, to зазна­ ти поразки, бути перевершеним, мати мен­ шу вагу, не мати значення, впливу (пер­ вісна вираз вживався лише щодо чаші ваяів);

When it comes to an issue between Thomson and Harrison, I tell you Thomson will kick the beam (B. Henderson).

353. kick the bucket, to сл. померти, дуба врізати [вважають, що bucket тут має зна­ чення перекладина, на яку підвішують за­ биту свиню на бойні]; див. тою. В-725;

Why don't yon settle everything and kick the bucket? (A. Maltz).

kick the clouds, to див. D-31.

kick the crap out of one, to див. B-468.

kick the habit, to амер. сл, відвикати від вживання наркотиків (про наркоманів].

kick the hindsight off one, to див. K-348.

kick the living daylight (або day­ lights) out of one, to див. D-1013.

kick the stuffing out of one, to див. D-1013.

kick the wind, to див. D-31.

kick up (або make, raise) a dust, to [тж. to kick up (або make, raise, set up) a racket; to kick up (або make, raise) a row; to kick up a rumpus (або a shindy, a shine, the devil's delight); to raise Cain (або cain, hell, hell's delight, the devil, the dickens); to raise (або work) the mischief; to raise (або tear up) jack (або Jack); to raise the roof; (або the dust, the. rumpus) амєр. to raise a big smoke; сл. to raise Hail Columbia; сл. to raise Ned; сл. to raise mer­ ry (або promiscuous) Ned] розм. зчинити галас, скандал, здійняти бурю, буянити, шу­ міти, горлати, бешкетувати, сваритися; див. тж. М-325 та R-82;

Не loves to kick up a dust about things not being made like what he asked for (J. Sommer-fieid).

He was almost at the gate when the dog heard him and set up a racket that brought old Larry Maxwell leaping down the front step... (D. Carter).

"He can have it," Roy said, "if the others don't kick up a row" (I. Aldridge).

I wasn't earning enough from the papers, my aunt would raise cain if I ate what she conside­red too much (M. & M., Feb. 1951).

The soldiers sang the same songs over and over again and shouted and raised hell to pass the long hours of the night (A. Saxton).

Your Reverence needn't raise the devil to ask who I am (W. Thackeray).

Well, a fellow like Ed, who would show them a good time and raise the dickens was the kind the girls liked (f. Conroy).

362. kick up a racket (або a row, a rum­ pus, a shindy, a shine), to див. К-361.

363. kick up one's heels, to 1) див. В-725. 2) сл. танцювати, пустувати; 3) див.

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