
keep down (2)
This page is about the phrasal verb keep down (2)
Meaning
to stop a noise from getting too loud
For example
- keep sth down My son was practising the drums when the woman next door called and asked if he could keep it down a little.
- keep sth down While they were chatting, one of the library staff came over and asked them to keep their voices down.
Nouns often used as objects with keep down (2): noise, voices, music, racket
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