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You can't keep a good man down. — You can t keep a good man/woman down. humorous something that you say which means that a person with a strong character will always succeed, even if they have a lot of problems. When they sacked her, she simply set up a rival company of her own.… … New idioms dictionary
You can't keep a good woman down. — You can t keep a good man/woman down. humorous something that you say which means that a person with a strong character will always succeed, even if they have a lot of problems. When they sacked her, she simply set up a rival company of her own.… … New idioms dictionary
you can't keep a good woman down — you can’t keep a good man/woman/down spoken phrase used when someone who you like or approve of has managed to deal with criticism or a difficulty Thesaurus: ways of praising someone or somethingsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
keep down — verb 1. place a limit on the number of (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑number • Derivationally related forms: ↑number (for: ↑number) • Hypernyms: ↑limit, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep down — {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; control. * /The children could not keep their voices down./ * /We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds./ * /You can t keep a good man down./ Compare: GET AHEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep down — {v.} Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; control. * /The children could not keep their voices down./ * /We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds./ * /You can t keep a good man down./ Compare: GET AHEAD … Dictionary of American idioms
keep\ down — v Keep from progressing or growing; keep within limits; control. The children could not keep their voices down. We hoe the garden to keep down the weeds. You can t keep a good man down. Compare: get ahead … Словарь американских идиом
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keep — keep1 [ kip ] (past tense and past participle kept [ kept ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stay in state/position ▸ 2 (make) continue/repeat ▸ 3 continue to have ▸ 4 store ▸ 5 (make) stay within limit ▸ 6 do what you said ▸ 7 provide money for ▸ 8 take care of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
