KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING

Meaning of KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING in English

v. phr. To keep things going as usual while someone is away; wait at home to welcome someone back. While John was in the army, Mary kept the home fires burning.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING — {v. phr.} To keep things going as usual while someone is away; wait at home to welcome someone back. * …
Slang English vocab
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING — {v. phr.} To keep things going as usual while someone is away; wait at home to welcome someone back. * …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING — keep things going as usual while someone is away Don`t worry about anything. I will stay home and keep the …
English Idioms vocab
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOME — I. ˈhōm, dial with vowel ˈə or a vowel approaching it noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hoom, hom, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BURNING — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English brenninge, from present participle of brennen to burn 1. a. : on fire : alight …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIRES — plural of fire present third singular of fire
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOME — /hohm/ , n., adj., adv., v., homed, homing . n. 1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BURNING — — burningly , adv. /berr"ning/ , adj. 1. aflame; on fire. 2. very hot; simmering: The water was burning. 3. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOME — I. ˈhōm noun Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BURNING — adjective Date: before 12th century 1. a. : being on fire b. : ardent , intense burning enthusiasm 2. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
HOME — adv close; closely. 2. home ·noun ·see homelyn. 3. home ·noun the home base; he started for home. 4. home …
Webster English vocab
BURNING — adj that burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery. 2. burning ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of burn. 3. burning ·adj consuming; …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOME — [home] n [ME hom, fr. OE ham village, home; akin to OHG heim home] (bef. 12c) 1 a: one's place …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOME — home BrE AmE həʊm AmE hoʊm ▷ homed həʊmd AmE hoʊmd ▷ homes həʊmz AmE hoʊmz ▷ homing ˈhəʊm ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BURNING — burning BrE AmE ˈbɜːn ɪŋ AmE \ ˈbɝːn ɪŋ ▷ burning|ly li ▷ burning|s z ▶ ˌ burning ˈ bush …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOME — / həʊm; NAmE hoʊm/ noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun HOUSE, etc. 1. [ C , U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURNING — / ˈbɜːnɪŋ; NAmE ˈbɜːrn-/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. ( of feelings, etc. ) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOME — I. home 1 S1 W1 /həʊm $ hoʊm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ homeless , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BURNING — I. burn ‧ ing 1 /ˈbɜːnɪŋ $ ˈbɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BURNING — adj. 1 ardent, intense (burning desire). 2 hotly discussed, exciting (burning question). 3 flagrant (burning shame). øburning bush 1 any …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BURNING — adj. 1 ardent, intense (burning desire). 2 hotly discussed, exciting (burning question). 3 flagrant (burning shame). burning bush 1 any …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1. a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Oxford English vocab
BURNING — adj.1 ardent, intense (burning desire). 2 hotly discussed, exciting (burning question). 3 flagrant (burning shame). Phrases and idioms: burning bush …
Oxford English vocab
HOME — I. NOUN, ADJECTIVE, AND ADVERB USES /hoʊm/ ( homes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BURNING — 1. You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot. ...the burning desert of Central Asia. ADJ • Burning …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a home birth (= when a woman gives birth at home, not in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BURNING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a burning desire (= an extremely strong desire ) ▪ She had a burning desire …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOME — Synonyms and related words : Heaven, Paradise, VA hospital, Vaterland, a better place, abode, accessible, adept in, afterlife, afterworld, almshouse, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BURNING
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOME — See: AT HOME, BRING HOME, BRING HOME THE BACON, CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CLOSE TO HOME, CONVALESCENT HOME or …
Slang English vocab
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOME — INDEX: 1. where someone lives 2. to be in your home 3. happening or doing something in someone’s home 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOME — See ↑ COME FROM 2, ↑ HOME 1,4,5, ↑ HOUSE 3, ↑ TOWN 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at home • …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOME — n. 25B6; noun they fled their homes : RESIDENCE, place of residence, house, flat, apartment, bungalow, cottage; accommodation, property, quarters, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BURNING — n. 25B6; adjective burning coals : BLAZING, flaming, fiery, ignited, glowing, red-hot, smouldering; raging, roaring. burning desert sands : EXTREMELY …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KEEP — v. 1 retain, hold, hang on to, preserve, conserve, have, save, maintain, control The difficulty is not in making money …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOME — n. 1 dwelling-place, residence, domicile, abode, dwelling, house, (living) quarters, habitation, lodging(s), Brit accommodation or US accommodations, Colloq place, Chiefly …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BURNING — adj. 1 flaming, blazing, fiery; ablaze, aflame, afire, on fire When we arrived, the entire building was burning 2 vehement, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOME — See: AT HOME, BRING HOME, BRING HOME THE BACON, CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CLOSE TO HOME, CONVALESCENT HOME or …
Словарь английских идиом
FIRES — fries serif
Anagrams English vocabulary
FIRES — The use of weapon systems to create a specific lethal or nonlethal effect on a target. (JP 3-0)
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
HOME — noun 1 BAD : As soon as I arrived at home, I knew that something was wrong. GOOD : As …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
KEEP — 1. гл. 1) держать, не отдавать You may keep the book for a month. ≈ Можете держать эту книгу месяц. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOME
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRES — Огни
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BURNING — 1. сущ. 1) горение Syn : combustion 2) обжиг, обжигание; прокаливание Syn : baking, glazing 3) горн. расширение (шнуров) взрывами …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIRES — Огни
Американский Англо-Русский словарь

American Idioms English vocabulary

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