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keep at
verb
(intr) to persevere with or persist in
(tr) to constrain (a person) to continue doing (a task)
Idioms and Phrases
Persevere or persist at doing something. For example, If you keep at your math, you'll soon master it . It is also put as keep at it , as in He kept at it all day and finally finished the report . [Early 1800s]
keep at someone . Nag, harass, or annoy someone, as in You have to keep at Carl if you want him to do the work , or He keeps at Millie all the time . Also see keep after .
Example Sentences
Dr Plasencia taught Perry's assistant - who is also a defendant - how to administer the drug and would sell extra vials for them to keep at home, according to the plea deal.
It’s actually a dam against the flow of feelings — past traumas and heartbreaks — that she attempts to keep at bay.
“I never say anything bad about him, and I just want to move on. The fans, my ex-teammates, I’ll always keep at heart. It’s time for me to move on from there.”
She said that she usually likes to keep at least one on hand at all times in case she has a rough day at work.
When they are able to trail agents during immigration sweeps, the coalition members keep at a distance but use megahorns to inform residents about their rights.
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