keep down
Example Sentences
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Even though, objectively speaking, that smoothie looks like something I would not be able to keep down, it means something to them.
From Salon
But sadness is a powerful foe, maybe harder to keep down than happiness, and it was a struggle.
From Literature
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Years later, he told a grand jury: “My primary duties were to keep down these gangster killings and try to keep some of these rough guys under control.”
From Los Angeles Times
How do you keep down the cost of prescription medications?
Medication can also be given through an IV port if medication is unable to be kept down.
From BBC
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