hold+at+bay
31Bay County Library System — The Bay County Library System, in Bay County Michigan, was established on January 1, 1974 after the county electorate approved a 0.7 million dollar tax levy for five years. The Library System brought together three libraries (The Bay City Public… …
32bay — bay1 noun a broad curved inlet of the sea. Origin ME: from OFr. baie, from Old Sp. bahia. bay2 (also bay laurel or sweet bay) noun an evergreen, purple berried Mediterranean shrub, with aromatic leaves that are used in cookery. [Laurus nobilis.]… …
33Bay Area Bosses — Infobox Album Name = Bay Area Bosses Type = album Artist = various artists Released = July 10 2001 Recorded = 2001 Genre = Gangsta rap Hardcore rap West Coast Rap Length = Label = Get Low Producer = JT the Bigga Figga, Tha Gamblaz, Guce Reviews …
34bay — Synonyms and related words: Old Mug, Titian, accolade, adust, alcove, archives, arm, armlet, armory, arsenal, attic, auburn, award, badge, bank, bark, basement, bawl, bay window, bay colored, bayard, bayou, bays, beep, bell, bellow, belt, bight,… …
35hold off — verb a) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay. Lets try to hold off the lawyers until we are ready for them. b) To delay commencing (an action until some specified time or event has passed). Hold off the decision one more day… …
36bay — I n 1. harbor, cove, gulf, bight, basin, moorings; inlet, arm, sound, loch, fiord, Chiefly Scot. firth; estuary, mouth, Dial. creek. 2. hollow, valley, vale, dell, glen, dingle; recess, indentation, nook, enclosure. II n compartment, cubicle,… …
37bay — [beɪ] noun [C] 1) an area of the coast where the land curves inwards 2) an area in a building or vehicle that is used for a particular purpose a loading/cargo bay[/ex] • keep/hold sth at bay to prevent something serious, dangerous, or unpleasant… …
38hold something off — RESIST, repel, repulse, rebuff, parry, deflect, fend off, stave off, ward off, keep at bay. → hold * * * ˌhold sb/sthˈoff derived to stop sb/sth defeating you • She held off all the last minute challengers and won the race in a new record time.… …
39hold off — 1) the rain held off Syn: stay away, keep off, not come, delay 2) we held off the swarms of ants as long as we could Syn: resist, repel, repulse, rebuff, parry, deflect, fend off, stave off …
40keep somebody at bay — hold/keep sb/sth at ˈbay idiom to prevent an enemy from coming close or a problem from having a bad effect Syn: ward off • I m trying to keep my creditors at bay. • Charlotte bit her lip to hold the tears at bay …
