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keep confusion at bayTo keep confusion at bay means to avoid or prevent confusion.Rate it:

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at bayCornered; unable to flee.Rate it:

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at bayUnable to come closer; at a distance.Rate it:

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keep at bayprevent (someone or something) from approaching or having an effect.Rate it:

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hold offTo delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.Rate it:

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body of waterAny significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet, such as a river, lake or a bay.Rate it:

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as hungry as a hunterTo be very hungry. Hunters are presumed to be hungry because of the (often lengthy) time taken in order to catch their quarry.Rate it:

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chalkfaceA cliff or quarry exposing chalk, e.g. the White Cliffs of Dover.Rate it:

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être aux aboisTo be reduced to the last extremity; To be at bay.Rate it:

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life's a bitchAn expression of acceptance of misfortune.1950, Joy Davidman, Weeping Bay, page 184:She'd have been willing enough to use them, poor dead little bitch. Life's a bitch. Life's a bad joke.Rate it:

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urbs in sinu sita estthe city is situate on a bay.Rate it:

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