n.
1) to keep one's ~
2) to lose one's ~
3) an equal; solid, sure; unequal ~
4) on a certain ~ (to be on a friendly ~ with smb.; to place a country on a war ~)
n.
1) to keep one's ~
2) to lose one's ~
3) an equal; solid, sure; unequal ~
4) on a certain ~ (to be on a friendly ~ with smb.; to place a country on a war ~)
The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations. Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям. 2012