[keep a civil tongue in one's head] {v. phr.}
Вежливо разговаривать.
* /He was very angry with his boss, but he kept a civil tongue in his head./* /The bus driver began yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head./
[keep after] {v.}, {informal}
Говорить (кому-л.) о чем-л. снова и снова; напоминать вновь и вновь.
* /Some pupils will do sloppy work unless the teacher keeps after them to write neatly./* /Sue's mother had to keep after her to clean her bedroom./
- поздно ложиться спать; иметь привычку допоздна задерживаться (на работе).
* /"If you always keep such late hours, your health might suffer," Tom's doctor said./