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in check
in check
in check
within reasonable limits
I've been spending all my salary and have got to find a way to keep my expenses in check.
Usage notes: often used in the form
hold something in check
:
Sometimes it's hard to hold your emotions in check.
See also:
check
in check
Restrained from moving or acting; under control. For example,
The first division held the enemy in check
, or
Mary kept her emotions in check
. This term replaced
at check
and
out of check
, which date from the mid-1500s.
See also:
check
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Idelle
ie-DEL
English (Rare)
AbdÜLhamİT
-
Turkish
Oluwafunmilayo
-
Western African, Yoruba
Mikhail
mee-khah-EEL
(Russian)
Russian, Bulgarian
Rava
RAH-vah
Esperanto
Midori
mee-do-ṙee
Japanese
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