at bay

At a safe distance; held back by some action. That preventative course of antibiotics really kept the illness at bay—I was hardly sick at all! We have a security system to keep burglars at bay.

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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*at bay

Fig. at a distance. (*Typically: be ~; keep someone or something ~; remain ~.) I have to keep the bill collectors at bay until I get my paycheck. The mosquitoes will not remain at bay for very long.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

at bay

Cornered, in distress, as in Angry bystanders chased the thief into an alley and held him at bay until the police arrived . This idiom originally came from hunting, where it describes an animal that has been driven back and now faces pursuing hounds. Its use for other situations dates from the late 1500s.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

at ˈbay

when an animal that is being hunted is at bay, it must turn and face the dogs and hunters because it is impossible to escape from them

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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

at bay

To keep someone or something at a safe distance. The phrase derives from stag hunting, from a French word that also is the source of the English word for the baying howl that hounds make during a chance. A tired and cornered stag that turns to face the pursuing hounds is, for the moment, at a safe distance from its attackers.

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Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price

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get sick
take sick
sick
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sick as a dog, to be
you make me sick
(as) sick as a dog
sick as a dog
flu

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释义	at bay at bay At a safe distance; held back by some action. That preventative course of antibiotics really kept the illness at bay—I was hardly sick at all! We have a security system to keep burglars at bay. See also: bay Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. at bay Fig.* at a distance. (Typically: be ~; keep* someone or something ~; remain ~.) I have to keep the bill collectors at bay until I get my paycheck. The mosquitoes will not remain at bay for very long. See also: bay McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. at bay Cornered, in distress, as in Angry bystanders chased the thief into an alley and held him at bay until the police arrived . This idiom originally came from hunting, where it describes an animal that has been driven back and now faces pursuing hounds. Its use for other situations dates from the late 1500s. See also: bay The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. at ˈbay when an animal that is being hunted is at bay, it must turn and face the dogs and hunters because it is impossible to escape from them See also: bay Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary at bay To keep someone or something at a safe distance. The phrase derives from stag hunting, from a French word that also is the source of the English word for the baying howl that hounds make during a chance. A tired and cornered stag that turns to face the pursuing hounds is, for the moment, at a safe distance from its attackers. See also: bay Endangered Phrases by Steven D. Price See also: bay get sick take sick sick sick up sick as a dog, to be you make me sick (as) sick as a dog sick as a dog flu
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