keep count

Related to keep count: counter

keep (a) count (of someone or something)

To learn and remember how many people or things are present in a given situation. Mr. Smith, will you please keep a count of the students as they board the bus? A: "And how many people entered the shop on the day of the robbery?" B: "I don't know, I wasn't keeping count." You'll need to keep count of your taxi rides and meals during the trip so that you can make an accurate expense claim when you're back.
See also: count, keep, someone
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

keep (a) ˈcount (of something)

know how many there are of something: Make sure you keep count of all the phone calls you make so you can claim the money back later.
See also: count, keep
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • keep (a) count (of someone or something)
  • count
  • count heads
  • count noses
  • count noses, to
  • do the business
  • lose count
  • lose count (of something)
  • count up to
  • count up to (some number)
References in periodicals archive
A Keep count of your tokens and we'll print regular updates in the paper showing how you're doing.
YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
I forgot to keep count.'' Written and directed by Magnus Martens from a novel by Jo Nesb[degrees] (Headhunters), the story is about four friends who fall out after winning the equivalent of almost pounds 200,000 between them on a football bet.
Thriller is bang on the money
The concert footage is also fun - try to keep count of all her amazing costumes.
KATY PERRY: PART OF ME [...]
Everyone's going to be too busy to keep count anyway.
THE HOT SEAT
YOU SAID: There definitely isn't the commitment these days, can''t keep count of the temp teachers and changeovers my kids have had due to teachers leaving, sick leave and maternity leave.
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Yeah, right a" Hollywood has made ( and remade) this story so many times in so many different ways, that you're simply too tired to keep count.
Do you want to hear about the Morgans?
She says: "I can feel the vibration of the music through the floor and once I have the beat I keep count in my head so that I stay in time with the other dancers.
Prize awarded to deaf dancer
The Spurs striker is set to sprint to BARCELONA in exchange for $50 million.Aa LIVERPOOL are not going to give up in their chase for Gareth Barry - the Reds are set to launch yet another bid (anyone been able to keep count how many knockbacks they've had yet?)for the Aston Villa midfielder.
Gossip or Gospel
You'll recall my requesting you to keep count of the pages?
Paper Trail: just in time for Halloween, horror maestro Clive Barker is back with a sweet little book about a deformed demon
"But we're going to bring Porky into play again this season and this time we're going to keep count and name Backworth's Queen of the Sand 2007."
Piggy bank golf traps the ladies
Using Smart Shot technology, the net, rim, and backboard sensors will let players know if the attempt is a "brick," "bank shot" or hits "nothin' but net!" The sensors also keep count automatically on the LCD scoreboard.
If you got game you gotta get this
"The deal is the goal, and the money is the way to keep count of their goal," said one of the investment bankers.
The place of money
The sensor's output can be used with most counters or totalizers to keep count of the containers.
Container counter for use in single-file conveyor lines. (New Products)