v.
keep a record on or watch attentively

keep tab Idiom, Proverb

keep tabs on

watch or check, keep under observation They have been keeping tabs on the spending of the sales department.

keep tabs

Idiom(s): keep tabs (on someone or something) AND keep track (of someone or something)

Theme: MONITORING

to monitor someone or something; to follow the activities of someone or something. (Tabs can be replaced by tab.)
• I'm supposed to keep track of my books.
• Try to keep tabs on everyone who works for you.
• It's hard to keep tabs when you have a lot of other work to do.
• I can't keep track of the money I earn. Maybe someone else is spending it.

keep tabs on someone

to watch someone carefully to check what they are doing: "He's keeping tabs on the sales team at the moment."

keep tab on|keep|keep tabs on|tab|tabs

v. phr., informal 1. To keep a record of. The government tries to keep tabs on all the animals in the park. 2. To keep a watch on; check. The house mother kept tabs on the girls to be sure they were clean and neat.
Compare: KEEP TRACK OF.

keep a tab on (someone or something)

To commonly adviser or beam addition or something; to accumulate clue of addition or something. It was appear that the FBI had kept a tab on him for years due to his political activities in college. Please accumulate a tab on the bulk of acknowledgment we get so that we apperceive how abounding bodies this affair affects.Learn more: keep, on, tab

keep tab(s) (on addition or something)

and keep clue (of addition or something)Fig. to adviser addition or something; to chase the activities of addition or something. I'm declared to accumulate clue of my books. Try to accumulate tabs on anybody who works for you. It's adamantine to accumulate tabs back you accept a lot of added assignment to do. I can't accumulate clue of the money I earn. Maybe addition abroad is spending it.Learn more: keep, tab

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More Idioms/Phrases

keep one's shirt on keep one's temper keep one's word keep open house keep out (of) keep pace keep plugging along keep step with keep tab on keep the ball rolling keep the faith keep the home fires burning keep the wolf from the door keep things humming keep time keep track keep under one's hat keep somebody on their toes keep somebody posted keep somebody sweet keep somebody waiting keep somebody's seat, etc. warm keep someone at arm's length keep someone dangling keep someone in the dark keep someone on the hop keep someone or something at arm's length keep someone posted keep someone sweet keep something dark keep something from (someone) keep something in proportion keep something to yourself keep something under wraps keep something under your hat keep something warm for someone keep something, stay, etc. under wraps keep something/someone at bay keep step keep still keep still (about something) keep stum keep tab keep tabs on keep tabs on (someone or something) keep tabs on somebody/something keep tabs on someone/something keep taking the tablets keep telling yourself that keep temper keep the act up keep the ball rolling keep the ball rolling, to keep the faith Keep the faith baby! Keep the faith! keep the flag flying keep the home fires burning keep the lid on (something) keep the lid on something keep the peace keep the pot boiling keep the stork busy keep the stork flying keep the wolf from the door keep the wolf from the door, to keep the/this show on the road keep things straight

English Vocalbulary

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