Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 556

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  Hi there,

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  this is Harry and welcome to our podcast where I try to help you to understand and use English language in a better way.

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  So I'll help you with grammar, expressions, idioms,

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  both conversational and business English to put you in the best position possible.

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  So what do I have for you in this particular podcast?

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  Well, in this particular podcast, we're going to take a look at expressions with the word keep.

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  To keep means to hold on to so I will keep that means I will hold on to that you keep that means you hold on to that so let's look at some expressions with keep to keep at arm's length so to keep at arm's length literally means the length of your arm so it means don't come so close to me.

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  Keep your distance.

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  So it means you stand a little bit away from me.

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  To keep somebody at arm's length is to keep them away from you so that your private space is not invaded.

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  I like to keep my friends or my colleagues at work at arms length meaning I don't want to get too close to them yes I like them I like working with them but they're not my best friends I don't really want to socialize with them so I keep them at arms length or I keep people a little bit away from me so I don't get so close so we can use it physically I don't want to get so close to people because of the virus or I don't want to get to know people so well

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  because.

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  I prefer to keep myself to myself in my business arrangements and therefore I keep those business colleagues at arm's length.

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  Okay next expression to keep awake.

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  Well of course we all have problems keeping awake at times.

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  I do I know when I'm working hard and long hours and you feel your head nodding and then you think you're going to fall asleep.

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  So to keep awake you might want to keep awake for a particular purpose.

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  kids love to keep awake at Christmas time when they think they're going to spot Santa Claus and they try to stay awake but it doesn't work so to keep awake you might keep awake waiting for your children to come home from a party

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  because as a mother you you can't rest easy until you hear the key in the door and your children returning safely so to keep awake okay So we find it hard to keep awake in a presentation,

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  some boring presentation by somebody and you feel your head dropping, your eyes drooping,

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