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Meaning of "keep a person guessing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KEEP A PERSON GUESSING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KEEP A PERSON GUESSING

keep
keep a stiff upper lip
keep a tight rein on
keep an eye open
keep at
keep away
keep back
keep body and soul together
keep company
keep count
keep down
keep fit
keep from
keep in
keep in with
keep it up
keep nit
keep off
keep on
keep on a string

WORDS THAT END LIKE KEEP A PERSON GUESSING

addressing
advertising
blessing
crossing
data processing
data-processing
depressing
distressing
dressing
embarrassing
food processing
hairdressing
harassing
hissing
image processing
information processing
missing
passing
pressing
processing
word processing

Synonyms and antonyms of keep a person guessing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «keep a person guessing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KEEP A PERSON GUESSING

Find out the translation of keep a person guessing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of keep a person guessing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «keep a person guessing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

让一个人猜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mantener a una persona adivinando
570 millions of speakers

English

keep a person guessing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनुमान लगा एक व्यक्ति रखना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إبقاء شخص التخمين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

держать человека гадать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

manter uma pessoa supondo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একটি ব্যক্তি অনুমান রাখা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

garder une personne de deviner
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyimpan orang meneka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halten , eine Person zu erraten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

推測人物を保つ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

추측 사람 을 유지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tetep guessing wong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giữ một người đoán
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு நபர் யோசிக்க வைத்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एखाद्याला अंदाज लावू नका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir insanı tahmin etmeye devam et
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenere una persona indovinare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachować osoby zgadywania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тримати людину гадати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ține o persoană ghicitul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να κρατήσει ένα πρόσωπο μαντέψουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

´n persoon aan die raai hou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hålla en person gissa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

holde en person gjetter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of keep a person guessing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KEEP A PERSON GUESSING»

The term «keep a person guessing» is used very little and occupies the 189.817 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEEP A PERSON GUESSING»

Discover the use of keep a person guessing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to keep a person guessing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Of Love and Razorblades: Tales of Lust, Love, and Larceny ...
To keep a person guessing. To keep me guessing as your focus drifts so far away . Contact of the flesh replacing meetings of the mind, entirely You wrap pythons round my hips And purr at me “Unwind... Won't you tighten pull me closer It's ...
Tim De Quatro
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The Returned
position every few minutes or so, just enough to keep a person guessing. Yes, he could have simply written the letter long- hand and then taken the time to type it through only once, but that wouldn't make him any better a typist. His wife had ...
Jason Mott, 2014
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Reader's Digest Oxford complete wordfinder
I think it likely; I suppose, keep a person guessing colloq. withhold information, dd guess- able adj. guesser n. [ME gesse, of uncert. orig.: cf. OSw. gissa, MLG, MDu. gissen: f. the root of get v.] m v. 1,4 estimate, make a guess (at), colloq. make a ...
Reader's Digest Association, 1996
4
Arthritis Handbook
It can be a frustrating disease since it continues to keep a person guessing. The person may awaken stiff and in pain and gradually become more limber with movement, only to be assaulted by a repeat attack of pain and stiffness toward the ...
Theodore Rooney, Patty Ryan Rooney, 1986
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簡明英漢辭典
... Ж wmt¡- guer rilla .theater ЕШКлМ:*ЖЙ* :guess [gEs] > ШЯ • ШШ • ШЯ □ ШЯ □ ШЯ-М- • t ЯЖ • ЯК . * ((A)) s - ka ' ffitt • -жвжя • mmiat. aiou/...)) ; . ЩЩ . keep a person guessing i о )){Й(А)М Ш -F г ' шип • • ЯП • ИМ • anybody s guess (( a ) ...
徐鍾, 2005
6
The National Geographic
It's enough to keep a person guessing. The lake couldn't care less. On the Old Mission Peninsula in Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay, Ted Cline gave up guessing years ago. Since 1957 he and his wife, Jean, have lived here in a home  ...
‎2002
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National Geographic
It's enough to keep a person guessing. The lake couldn't care less. On the Old Mission Peninsula in Lake Michigan's Grand Traverse Bay, Ted Cline gave up guessing years ago. Since 1957 he and his wife, Jean, have lived here in a home  ...
‎2002
8
North Dakota Outdoors
It is in the same general area, that some mighty respectable sharp- tail concentrations can be found, to say nothing of enough Huns to keep a person guessing as to what is going to flush next. The "best" area of the southeast has received the ...
‎1963
9
Jumping the Green: A Novel
"Control," I said. "That's your thing. You keep a person guessing so you can control them." "Your problem, Louise, is that you expect everything to travel forward, for truths to unfold in a fashion commensurate with your Jumping the Green 165.
Leslie Schwartz, 1999
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DAV: The Official Voice of the Disabled American Veterans ...
The object is not to keep a person guessing about the intent of the resolution, but to present a clear, instant recognition of its purpose. Part 2, the Whereas clauses, or justification of purpose, is the meat of a resolution. It is here that your sales ...
‎1978

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KEEP A PERSON GUESSING»

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Interview: Jess Haines, author of 'Stalking the Others'
I consider it my job to keep a person guessing, but I like to keep things moving at a pace that isn't so hectic you can't keep up. Joyce: Which ... «USA TODAY, Jul 12»

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