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    at bay

    US /æt be/

    ・

    UK /æt bei/

    A1
    phr.PhraseKept at a distance; held back.
    The soldiers held the enemy at bay.

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    Your Brain On Obsessive Love

    06:32Your Brain On Obsessive Love
    • At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you wanna grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

      At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you wanna grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

    • At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you wanna grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

      At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you wanna grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

    B1

    Can diet improve memory?: BBC News Review

    06:26Can diet improve memory?: BBC News Review
    • We have "keep something at bay," "stave off," and "drive." This is News Review from BBC Learning English.

      We have "keep something at bay," "stave off," and "drive." This is News Review from BBC Learning English.

    • We have 'keep something at bay', 'stave off' and 'drive'.

      We have 'keep something at bay', 'stave off' and 'drive'.

    B1

    What if All Dogs Disappeared? | If Dogs went Extinct | Importance of Dogs | Dr. Binocs Show

    06:15What if All Dogs Disappeared? | If Dogs went Extinct | Importance of Dogs | Dr. Binocs Show
    • Dogs often keep coyotes and wolves at bay, preventing them from creeping into human-populated areas.

      Dogs often keep coyotes and wolves at bay, preventing them from creeping into human-populated areas.

    • Dogs often keep coyotes and wolves at bay, preventing them from creeping into human-populated areas.

      Dogs often keep coyotes and wolves at bay, preventing them from creeping into human-populated areas.

    B1

    Signs of Obsessive Love

    06:35Signs of Obsessive Love
    • At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you wanna grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

      At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you wanna grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

    • At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you want to grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

      At the same time, testosterone stirs up competitive feelings, making you want to grab all of their attention and keep others at bay.

    B1

    10 Scariest Moments in Recent World History

    16:1210 Scariest Moments in Recent World History
    • It's one way, they've said, that helps them feel like they can keep the fear at bay.

      It's one way, they've said, that helps them feel like they can keep the fear at bay.

    • It's one way, they've said, that helps them feel like they can keep the fear at bay.

      It's one way, they've said, that helps them feel like they can keep the fear at bay.

    B1

    The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1

    48:30The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1
    • but with Russia at bay, Hitler ordered his troops into Poland on September the 1st, 1939.

      but with Russia at bay, Hitler ordered his troops into Poland on September the 1st, 1939.

    • But with Russia at bay Hitler ordered his troops into Poland on September the 1st

      But with Russia at bay Hitler ordered his troops into Poland on September the 1st

    B1

    A Writing Exercise to Help You Meet Yourself

    03:15A Writing Exercise to Help You Meet Yourself
    • We might discover layers of longing, envy, rage or sadness that we had kept at bay day to day in the name of appearing that most stultifying and dangerous of things, normal.

      We might discover layers of longing, envy, rage or sadness that we had kept at bay day to day in the name of appearing that most stultifying and dangerous of things, normal.

    • We might discover layers of longing, envy, rage or sadness that we had kept at bay day to day in the name of appearing that most stultifying and dangerous of things—normal.

      We might discover layers of longing, envy, rage or sadness that we had kept at bay day to day in the name of appearing that most stultifying and dangerous of things—normal.

    B1

    Troye Sivan - LOST BOY

    03:49Troye Sivan - LOST BOY
    • I don't care much for locks on the window to keep me at bay.

      I don't care much for locks on the window to keep me at bay.

    • I don't care much for locks on the window To keep me at bay

      I don't care much for locks on the window To keep me at bay

    A2

    The Avoidant Partner with the Power to Drive You Mad

    07:18The Avoidant Partner with the Power to Drive You Mad
    • You wanted to be close to them. It's just that you sensed that in a variety of ways they were keeping you at bay by acting in an off, offensive or distant manner. But now they appear to notice what they previously had not and look willing to make some changes.

      You wanted to be close to them. It's just that you sensed that in a variety of ways they were keeping you at bay by acting in an off, offensive or distant manner. But now they appear to notice what they previously had not and look willing to make some changes.

    • It's just that you sense that in a variety of ways they were keeping you at bay by acting in an off, offensive or distant manner.

      It's just that you sense that in a variety of ways they were keeping you at bay by acting in an off, offensive or distant manner.

    B1

    Seoul City Video Guide | Expedia

    13:29Seoul City Video Guide | Expedia
    • Its gates closed each night to keep marauding Siberian tigers and invaders at bay.

      Its gates closed each night to keep marauding Siberian tigers and invaders at bay.

    • its gates closed each night to keep marauding Siberian tigers and invaders at bay.

      its gates closed each night to keep marauding Siberian tigers and invaders at bay.

    B2