keeps in
Doesn't let out
Keeps in means to contain or prevent from escaping.
A fence keeps in the dogs.
A lid keeps in the heat.
The phrase extends to restraint of emotions or information: She keeps in her frustration at work.
To keep in with someone is to maintain friendly relations, especially for advantage: He keeps in with the boss.
- hold backPrevent forward movement
- bottle upSuppress emotions internally
- stifleSuppress or restrain
- bite your tongueRefrain from speaking
- confineRestrict to boundaries
shut in · wall · walled off · repress · restrain · hold it together · lock in · lock away · insulate · hem in · boxed in · enclose · seal off · trap · pen in · withhold · fence · dam
- enclosesencloses, surrounds, encircles, encompasses, contains
- holds backrestrains, withholds, suppresses, represses, inhibits