keep tail up

Definition von keep tail up im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
keep up: To stay even or ahead
They ran so fast I could hardly keep up.
keep up: To ensure that one remains well-informed about something
I always try to keep up with (or keep up on) current affairs.
keep up: To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating
The NRA is pumping groundwater into the River Itchen in Hampshire to keep up its flow and is trying to save three streams, the Tong, the Little Stour and the Dour from going dry this summer.
keep up: To continue with (work, etc)
If the borrower could no longer afford to keep up the payments, the longer he stayed in the home the more the interest bill mounted.''.
keep up: If you keep up with someone or something that is moving near you, you move at the same speed. She shook her head and started to walk on. He kept up with her
keep up: To keep up with something that is changing means to be able to cope with the change, usually by changing at the same rate. wage increases which keep up with inflation Things are changing so fast, it's hard to keep up
keep up: If you keep up with your work or with other people, you manage to do or understand all your work, or to do or understand it as well as other people. Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work Life is tough for kids who aren't keeping up in school
keep up: continue, persist, maintain one style of working; preserve, maintain
keep up: maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"
keep up: prevent from going to bed at night; "The anticipation of the trip kept the children up all night"; "I kept myself up all night studying for the exam"
keep up: lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
keep up: maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race
keep up: If you keep up with what is happening, you make sure that you know about it. She did not bother to keep up with the news
keep up: keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts"
keep up: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
keep up: If you keep something up, you prevent it from growing less in amount, level, or degree. There will be a major incentive among TV channels to keep standards up Opposition forces are keeping up the pressure against the government
keep up: If you keep something up, you continue to do it or provide it. I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments