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Doanxuanquy Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary
Keep sth at bay
Is the idiom similar to "curb" in the sentence below:
1. Governments and corporations worldwide should take steps to curb climate change
2. Governments and corporations worldwide should take steps to keep climate change at bay.
is there any word that can substitute for "curb"?
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Yes, but "keep something at bay" can be used for something that hasn't already happened or that hasn't already had an impact.
- Yes, but "keep something at bay" can be used for something that hasn't already happened or that hasn't already had an impact.
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Yes, but "keep something at bay" can be used for something that hasn't already happened or that hasn't already had an impact.
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