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keep someone companyTo remain with or accompany someone, especially to make them feel more comfortable with a certain situation.Rate it:

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keep companyTo court.Rate it:

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keep companyTo socialise.Rate it:

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keep someone in the darkTo deliberately not tell someone details about somethingRate it:

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keep someone in the loopTo furnish someone with sufficient relevant information and include them in the decision-making process.Rate it:

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keep someone on a leashSetting unreasonable time constraints, requiring excessive reporting of actions, projecting an expanded and ridiculously contrived schedule of tasks.Rate it:

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keep someone on iceto keep someone uninformed or uncontactedRate it:

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keep someone postedTo inform (someone) regularly of the latest developments.Rate it:

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companyIn legal context, an entity that manufactures or sells products , or provides services as a commercial venture. A corporation.Rate it:

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a man is known by the company he keepsPeople are similar in character to their friends.Rate it:

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part companyto separate; go their own wayRate it:

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misery loves companyMisery is easier to bear when one is not the only one miserable.Rate it:

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two's company, three's a crowdOne companion is better than two.Rate it:

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don't dip your pen in company inkAlternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.Rate it:

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you don't dip your pen in the company inkwellAlternative form of you don't dip your pen in company inkRate it:

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you don't dip your pen in the company's inkAlternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.Rate it:

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companyKeep the house clean, I have company coming.Rate it:

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you don't dip your pen in company inkOne should avoid romantic relationships in the workplace.Rate it:

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bad companyThe wrong crowd.Rate it:

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companyNickname for an intelligence service.Rate it:

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companyIt took six companies to put out the fire.Rate it:

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companyIn non-legal context, any business, without respect to incorporation.Rate it:

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companyCompanionship.Rate it:

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companyA unit of firefighters and their equipment.Rate it:

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companyA military unit, typically consisting of two or three platoons.Rate it:

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companySocial visitors.Rate it:

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companyThe entire crew of a ship.Rate it:

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companyThe Boys in Company C.Rate it:

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companyA group of individuals with a common purpose, as in a company of actors.Rate it:

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companyAs he had worked for the CIA for over 30 years, he would soon take retirement from the company.Rate it:

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companyI treasure your company.Rate it:

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company manA male employee who has a great-and often, in the view of others, an excessive-commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.Rate it:

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company manA spy or other operative of an intelligence service, especially the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency.Rate it:

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company manA male homosexual.Rate it:

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company townA town, city, or other municipality in which a single large business has a controlling influence over the economy and, sometimes, over the societal structure and local government.Rate it:

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misery loves companyRepetitious, droll, depressing revelations of one's hard luck, always being left out of the fun, the prizes, never invited, always overlooked and pleading that others will come to the rescue!Rate it:

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part companyTo end a relationshipRate it:

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present company exceptedThese negative remarks do not pertain to anyone who is currently listening to them (including the speaker).Rate it:

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present company excludedAlternative form of present company exceptedRate it:

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the companyNickname for an intelligence service.Rate it:

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give someone an inch and someone will take a mileIf concessions are made for someone, that will embolden them to take further advantage of the person who helped them, instead of being content with what they have been given.Rate it:

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have/keep your finger on the pulseTo be keen on current happenings, trends, or developments in a particular place or situation; to know all the latest information about something and have a firm understanding of itRate it:

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keep a low profileBe quiet and discreet.Rate it:

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Keep a Straight FaceTo hold oneself off laughing, to abstain from laughingRate it:

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keep a weather eye openTo maintain a background awareness of something; to remain alert to changes without it occupying your full attention.Rate it:

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keep an eye onTo watch and pay attention to.Rate it:

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keep an eye openTo maintain vigilance for someone or something.Rate it:

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keep an eye outTo watch for, look for, or search for.Rate it:

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keep aroundto keep something near one.Rate it:

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keep at arm's lengthAvoid a close relationship.Rate it:

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