Idiom meaning, usage examples, facts
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HOLD (SOMEONE/SMTH.) AT BAY
to prevent someone or smth. that is threatening or attacking from being able to advance
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1. The hen held the dog at bay while her baby chicks ran for safety.
2. They held the soldiers at bay with their swords for as long as they could, but in the end, they were defeated. |
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