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PHRASAL VERBS 362

 rob; [ soymak]

Three masked men held up the bank in our town last night.

 use as an example; [ örnek olarak göstermek]

Why do you always hold up your children as models of behaviour?

 hold with (tr)

 agree with or approve of sth; [ aynı fikirde olmak, kabul etmek]

I don’t hold with your views on that job.
He doesn’t hold with the idea of co-education.

 hunt up (tr)

 look for and find; [aramak, arayıp bulmak]

She was busy hunting up references in the library all day long.

 keep an eye on (tr)

 watch carefully, guard; [-den gözünü ayırmamak, gözden kaybetmemek]

I had told my neighbour to keep an eye on the garden before I set off.

 keep off (tr or intr)

 abstain from; [ kaçınmak, uzak durmak]

He is now determined to keep off cigarette.
I am so sorry. I didn’t see the sign ‘Keep off’.

 not begin; [ başlamamak]

We can finish pruning provided the rain keeps off.

 not mention; avoid; [ (bir konudan) bahsetmemek, bahsetmekten kaçınmak ]

Keep off politics!
Please keep off your past experiences while I am here.

 cause sb/sth not to approach or touch sb/sth; [yaklaştırmamak, uzak tutmak]

Please keep your son off the kitchen.
Your hands are dirty. Keep them off me!