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• keep up with the times
  следить за модой

  Pat tries very hard to keep up with the times.
• keep good time
  хорошо ходить \ работать (о часах)

  My watch doesn't keep good time; it is five minutes slow.
• kill the fatted calf
  встретить радушно; угостить лучшим, что есть дома

  Aunt Mary was coming to visit us, so we decided to kill the fatted calf and have a big dinner in her honor.
• keep (something) down
  удержать что-либо

  My little son was sick, and it was difficult for him to keep his food down.
• keep up appearances
  соблюдать приличия, видимость; делать вид, что ничего не случилось

  Sarah decided to keep up appearances even though she was very sick.
• keep to oneself
  сторониться (людей)

  Cora isn't at all outgoing; she prefers to keep to herself.
• keep one's eyes peeled for (someone or something)
  быть на чеку, следить за кем-либо \ чем-либо

  Bob stood outside the restaurant and kept his eyes peeled for his girlfriend to appear.
• kick the habit
  отвыкать от плохой привычки

  Peter has been smoking for years, and he has never tried to kick the habit.
• knee-high to a grasshopper
  малюсенький, крошечный (как ребёнок)

  Joe learned to play chess when he was knee-high to a grasshopper.
• keep (someone) on
  держать кого-либо на работе

  Jillion is getting very old, but we are going to keep him on as a doorman.
• keep one's nose out of (something)
  не лезть не в своё дело

  "Please, mind your own business and keep your nose out of mine."
• keep abreast (of something)
  идти в ногу со временем, не отставать от жизни

  My father always watches the news program to keep abreast of current events.
• know one's stuff
  хорошо знать своё дело, хорошо ориентироваться

  This woman knows her stuff and is a very skilled secretary.
• keep one's mouth shut
  помалкивать, "держать язык за зубами",

  "If you have nothing to say, then keep your mouth shut and don't interrupt."
• keep up
  поддерживать (тот же уровень)

  The garden was too large for Ms. Yates to keep up properly.
• keep on an even keel
  сохранять хладнокровие, спокойствие

  I couldn't keep on an even keel when I saw a big boy beating a small one.
• keep (someone) company
  составить кому-либо компанию

  "Could you come and keep me company? I am feeling very lonely."
• keep quiet
  не шуметь

  The children were making a lot of noise, and the mother had to tell them to keep quiet.
• know (something) in one's bones
  интуитивно чувствовать что-либо

  I know it in my bones that Joe is going to deceive me again.
• keep track of (something)
  следить за чем-либо, вести запись

  I kept track of the events which happened that week before my departure.
• kind of
  вроде бы, до некоторой степени, более или менее

  Bess was kind of sleepy when she heard a strange noise outside her door.
• keep one's word
  сдержать своё слово, обещание

  She kept her word in coming to visit me.
• know where all the bodies are buried
  знать все важные детали или секреты

  I knew where all the bodies were buried in the company, but I never told anyone.
• kick oneself
  сожалеть

  Jonny kicked himself for not having taken advantage of the situation.
• keep a close watch on (someone or something)
  наблюдать за кем-либо \ чем-либо, караулить кого-либо \ что-либо

  A gamekeeper keeps a close watch on the wild ducks; it's his job.
• knock oneself out
  делать значительное усилие

  "Don't try to knock yourself out for you are not able to fulfill this task."
• know the ropes
  досконально знать, быть в курсе дела

  "Miss Wiliamson will help you find a good job because she knows the ropes."
• kink in one's neck
  судорога, болезненный спазм в шее

  I didn't sleep well that night and woke up in the morning with a kink in my neck.
• keep one's hands off (someone or something)
  не трогать кого-либо или не брать руками что-либо

  My mother asked me to keep my hands off the ice-cream.
• know-it-all
  всезнайка

  Jacob is a know-it-all that's why I don't think much of him.
• know (something) backwards and forwards
  знать что-либо вдоль и поперёк

  Rita knew the streets in her native town backwards and forwards.
• keep (something) to oneself
  не выдавать секрет, тайну

  Ada is very frivolous, and she can't keep anything you tell her to herself.
• keep up an act
  устраивать спектакль, претворяться

  "Don't try to keep up an act; I know what you are capable of."
• knock (someone) off their feet
  сильно удивить кого-либо, "свалить с ног"

  When my best friend announced that she was going to marry my ex-boyfriend, the news knocked me off my feet.
• know better (than to do something)
  быть достаточно умным, чтобы не делать что-либо

  I knew better than to invite Eva to our party; she is such a wet blanket.