what does kept at bay mean?
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It means to go through the motions of being with a person.  In fact, even enjoy the time spent together, however do not allow yourself to get emotionally close to that individual.
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from wikipedia:\nFree On Board (FOB) is an Incoterm -- also commonly but incorrectly referred to as "Freight on Board". It means that the seller pays for transportation of the goods to the port of shipment, plus loading costs. The buyer pays freight, insurance, unloading costs and transportation from the port of destination to the factory. The passing of risks occurs when the goods pass the ship's rail at the port of shipment. Internationally the term specifies the port of loading, e.g. "FOB New York" or "FOB Vancouver".
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"Let he (or she) goes!"\nIt's a expression that means: let the person be free to go away, if this is his (or her) decision.
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It is not an official phrase.\nMaybe they are testing you to see what your capacity is .
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It means hold. It's when a pitcher comes into a game in a save situation and doesn't blow the save...but leaves before the game ends and doesn't get a save. This is the stat category to "judge" a setup pitcher.
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I've heard it used to refer to someone sitting and allowing something to "sink in."  For example, if I'd just given someone some news that they didn't want to hear, I'd let them have some time to sit and marinate for awhile before pursuing the issue.
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It means holders of record. In other words it is paid to the person holding it on that date even though he/she may sell it before the payment date.
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A ship is safe at harbour....but that is not what great ships were built for.   \n\nSail the stormy waters!
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It means to take care of something...for example, if I need to do something else but I need someone to keep an eye on the concessons stand (I manage a movie theatre), I'll ask them to "hold down the fort."
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It means living in the moment.\n"...Letting go of all I've held onto..."\nGreat song.
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Adult children cling to home\n\nThe saying is actually referring to the fact that it is difficult for a child who has become an adult to cut the ties to his parents and leave home.
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Stay the course meant staying til the job was done. What that meant, they still were deciding at the time. Now it means to build up the Iraqi military or police and leave when they can control there country.
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no 2 answer is A meaning- it is 'not by chance' the car was seen, it was there on purpose.\n\nno 3 answer is B meaning- ships must think about following harbor rules  as a duty- a responsibility.\n\nno 4 answer is C meaning - The eskimos are known to be VERY sensitive and maybe caring to INDIAN people, which is not of their kind, and yet 'uncaring or neglectful' to animals that are found in their own place. (like some people can be so good to others,friends, co-workers and act so badly towards their own families...\n\nhope this helps\n\nhelpmeet\nhttp://mwfrc.blogspot.com\n\nwhy not vote in our poll :)\nhttp://mwfrc.blogspot.com/2006/05/people-survey-poll.html
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It means "if left alone to do what we want to do, without rules or laws to stop us."
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I think it means something like you keep me protected like  achild in its mothers womb.
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George W. Bush and his advisers, with their obsessive focus on Saddam Hussein, transformed the 9/11 recall-a-thon into a prep session for war. They have exploited a terrible event for their next crusade. And on their watch, the horror of that day has been used not to lessen the distance between America and the rest of the world but to increase it, as other nations recoil from and fear Bush's march to war.\n\n"Now stay the Course" means to continue this nightmare of a war till Bush the decider decides his "mission is accomplished"
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It means, basically, the beach has enough sand as it is...it doesn't need any more.  Like, if someone was whining to you about their problems, you might use this phase...as if to say, "I have enough problems of my own, I don't need yours too!"