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Gene93 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
To keep someone in check
Hello,
Is it okay to use "hold/keep someone in check"? Here's an example that I found: "So far Mr Kagermann has managed to keep his ambitious young lieutenant in check." I see that it's usually not used with people, but this sentence looks fine to me. I know one can also keep himself/herself in check.
Thank you.
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Gene93 Is it okay to use "hold/keep someone in check"? Yes. It's fine.
- Gene93 Is it okay to use "hold/keep someone in check"?
- Yes.
- It's fine.
- Gene93 I see that it's usually not used with people Really?
- Google Ngrams has 'him', 'her', 'himself', and 'us' among the top ten words used in "keep * in check".
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Gene93Is it okay to use "hold/keep someone in check"?
Yes. It's fine.
Gene93I see that it's usually not used with people
Really? Google Ngrams has 'him', 'her', 'himself', and 'us' among the top ten words used in "keep * in check".
CJ
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