keep sth in check
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Examples (10)
- You need to keep your temper in check!
- The government is implementing policies to keep inflation in check.
- We must keep our spending in check to remain profitable.
- Regular weeding helps keep the invasive plants in check.
- A balanced diet can help keep chronic diseases in check.
- It's important to keep your emotions in check during a crisis.
- The system of checks and balances is designed to keep the president's power in check.
- For years, the dam had successfully kept the river in check.
- New regulations will keep the company's expansion in check.
- Keeping his ambition in check was his greatest challenge.