in check
See also: incheck
English
Prepositional phrase
in check
- Under restraint or control.
- Template:RQ:Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre
- 1880, Thomas Hardy, The Trumpet Major, ch. 37:
- The old feelings, so religiously held in check, were stimulated to rebelliousness, though they did not show themselves in any direct manner as yet.
- 1921, Jeffery Farnol, Martin Conisby's Vengeance, ch. 30:
- I . . . espied a small cave, excellent suited to our defence and where two determined men might hold in check a whole army.
- 2008 Dec. 3, Kate Torgovnick, "Why Do the Mentally Ill Die Younger?," Time:
- Scott also has schizoaffective bipolar disorder, a mental illness she keeps in check with a low dose of Zyprexa.
Usage notes
- Often preceded by the verb hold or keep.
Translations
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References
- in check at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Chicken, check in, check-in, checkin', chicken