keep back
phrasal verbkeep back (from somebody/something)
- to stay at a distance from somebody/something
- Keep well back from the road.
keep somebody back
- (British English) (North American English keep somebody after)to make a student stay at school after normal hours as a punishment
- (North American English) to make a student repeat a year at school because of poor grades
keep somebody back (from somebody/something)
- to make somebody stay at a distance from somebody/something
- Barricades were erected to keep back the crowds.
keep something back
- to prevent a feeling, etc. from being expressed synonym restrain
- She was unable to keep back her tears.
- to continue to have a part of something
- He kept back half the money for himself.
keep something back (from somebody)
- to refuse to tell somebody something
- I'm sure she's keeping something back from us.