keep back

You do not give water to the tired traveller, and from him who has no food you keep back bread.

Martin shook his head, but he had failed to keep back the wolfish, hungry look that leapt into his eyes at the suggestion of dinner.

She saw that queer little toss of her head to keep back the wandering hair that would always get into her eyes.

"I was only trying to do a good idea, " Linda thought, "and now. . . " She couldn't keep back her tears.

" Come on you, keep back to my own room to go to war to stop here, make a fool of oneself. " Friends face looked down road.

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

She sat down quietly, but she couldn't keep back her tears.

Went along with four or five person , visit everywhere in the world, keep back your footmark, let us have a trip with you together !

(= hold in, keep back) The boss was unable to hold back his anger any longer.

Aside from increasing your chances for a promotion or a raise, a properly arranged office will also keep back- stabbers from harming you.

The police roped off the playing field to keep back the crowd .

She was unable to keep back her tears .

not one of us will keep back from you a place where you may put your dead to rest.

Although my diving suit was heavy enough to protect me from this animal's bites, I couldn't keep back a shudder of horror.

Keep back straight, inhale and tighten abdominal muscles and move back to balance on sit bones.

Thurio, keep back! If once again you say that Silvia is yours, you shall embrace your death.

Jim was able to keep back his anger and avoid a fight.

Being moved by his words , I couldn't keep back my tears.

Moved by his words, she couldn't keep back her tears.

reserve: To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose.

Keep back ! The building could collapse at any moment.

Deeply moved by the play , she could hardly keep back her tears.

We search for one entertainment after another to keep back the dread of facing the hollow inside.

The men built banks of earth to keep back the rising flood waters.

Communicate, don't keep back misunderstanding; Catch hand, don't give up easily.

I heard that James was fired because he got a keep back of 20 thousands dollars from a vender.

She was so moved that she couldn't keep back his tears.

Keep back and pelvic area motionless and flat on floor.

keep back You can't write an autobiography without keeping something back.

In vain I tried to keep back my tears when I saw this picture.

The witness keep back the crucial information.

They keep back twenty yuan from my salary for insurance.

Keep back and pelvic area flat on floor.

Keep back youngsters from social evils.

But the fire could not keep back the policemen.

Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds.

Howsomever, these gamisters do certainly keep back their milk to-day.

No one can keep back the wheel of history.

Remember to keep back enough cream to make the topping.

They keep back 30RMB a month from my salary for Insurance.

She couldn't keep back her tears at the news.

She struggled to keep back her tears.

At the same time, watch any vehicles in front of you on the ramp and keep back a safe distance.

We must not keep back anything we know.

Keep back can tear become firm?

Keep back. The cai is coming.

I'll keep back nothing from you.

If you keep back my pay, I'll fire you.

I fought to keep back my tears .

Keep back! The car is coming.

They often keep back a month of pay , lest their workers find a boyfriend , or a better job, in another factory .

I asked the spectators to keep back from the sideline.

I will keep back nothing from you.

He can't keep back his anger any longer.

the desk to keep back the books out of water.

(n) long wall of earth, etc to keep back water and prevent flooding

You can't hardly keep the kids away from computer. keep back