hold someone or something at bay
Meaning: To prevent someone or something that is threatening or attacking from being able to advance.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
More idioms — Daily Life
- hold the fort — To take care of a place or to keep an activity going while someone is away.
- fall for something hook, line, and sinker — To believe something completely, usually in the sense of being fooled.
- hooked — Addicted.
- hopping mad — Very angry.
- hot under the collar — Very angry.
- if push comes to shove — If the situation becomes serious.
More English idioms
- in a bind — In a difficult situation or position.
- in a nutshell — Concisely; in a few words.
- in a pinch — In an emergency; if necessary.
- in a rut — In a boring routine.
- in dutch with someone — In trouble.
- in full swing — At the peak of activity or intensity.
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