The phrase
"to keep at bay" means to prevent or hold back something from happening, approaching, or being achieved.
Full definition
One thing all missions have in common is the pulse - pounding extraction, where wave - after - wave of enemies must be
kept at bay while your transport arrives.
As a result, these chemicals need to be
kept at bay in order to prevent pain from being perceived.
Having separate chopping boards for raw food and ready to eat food will go a long way in ensuring that food poisoning is
kept at bay from your house.
The horrors of your child opening inappropriate contents are also
kept at bay as the tablet will only show specific curated content for children.
You can come back to this again and again to reduce stress in the moment and
keep it at bay for the long run!
Negative personas will help you establish which personas should be
kept at bay when making strategic marketing moves.
My depressive thoughts are
largely kept at bay and ultimately I've never felt this good in my entire life.
My pores already look smaller and my shine is
kept at bay longer while working my 14 + HR shifts.
Another advantage: Competition in such markets is less intense (for the moment) because so many companies focus exclusively on downsides,
which keeps them at bay.
Families spend money, behave themselves and tend to
keep at bay people who don't do much of either, the association reasons.
Local political interests opposed to construction and density were
mostly kept at bay as apartment construction was limited to a relatively few urban core neighborhoods.
But the molecular cues that enable autoimmune T cells, which are
usually kept at bay by the blood - brain barrier, to slip into the central nervous system had remained unclear.
As someone that's considered a budget phone in the past, the general lack of speedy cellular access has
always kept me at bay.
However, she said, the symptoms were
kept at bay with proper medical monitoring by her doctor.
The potential for darkness is
kept at bay by the screenplay's low - key sense of humor and gently ironic sensibility.
Most dogs do carry a small number of intestinal parasites but their immune systems are strong enough to
keep them at bay in most cases.
And for those who are healthy today but want to avoid the disease down the line, we discuss foods that may
help keep it at bay.
Just like with the rest, it ensures that your joints are being
kept at bay as it's only a low - impact exercise.
That story, apparently, is the real point here, despite how Palansky and Vukadinovich
keep it at bay until the movie's closing minutes.
The insulin production can be
well kept at bay with certain aminos like the BCAAs (isoleucine, leucine, valine), or arginine and alanine.
Sargassum comes from the Sargasso Sea in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and is
normally kept at bay by water temperatures and currents.
Messi's quality, however, may have dampened Chelsea spirits as their long run
of keeping him at bay prior to the first leg match feels like a distant memory now.
Aguero might have been licking his lips at our centre - back pairing of Toure and Lucas, but we
otherwise kept him at bay in the first half.
The symmetry of their listlessness,
barely kept at bay by Jane with weed and Xbox and by Sadie with bingo and early - bird specials, is surprisingly compelling.
Brazilian police officers fired tear gas and stun grenades to
keep at bay angry protesters rallying against President Dilma Rousseff.
The ridgeback is not an attacking breed; it is bred to track game and
then keep it at bay and also to be a loyal companion.
Hate no one because 2 Thessalonians 2 clearly shows us the spiritual side promoting lawlessness, as well as the
Restrainer keeping it at bay, just enough to let mankind democratically choose whom he will follow.
It's unclear how they will be
kept at bay during the match, and in truth, they can't — Okapi loses possession in its own territory and Naath scores first, sending fans rushing onto the field.
Look at how
Sou kept us at bay, it's like they had our rule book and the blue prints to go with it.
Wolves dominated the opening stages and were almost single -
handedly kept at bay by Hornets» goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.
The Germans were on top for much of the remainder of the half, but our alert
defending kept them at bay and we went in ahead at the break.
Emeka Onuoha's ball from the left found Seiya, who dribbled past a defender, but once again
Ralte kept him at bay.
We controlled the possession for long spells of the quarter - final clash at Hotspur Way, but a combination of passes not reaching their intended targets and the visitors maintaining a stubborn five - man
rearguard kept us at bay.
They also have moisture - wicking qualities, which means that your feet will remain dry and fresh, with
odors kept at bay with greater ease.