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This is not really an idiom. Baying is a continuous barking by hounds. To keep something at bay means to prevent its escape by surrounding it with barking dogs, or by extension, to prevent a problem from getting out of control by maintaining constant vigilance.

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To Stop or to wait!

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βˆ™ 11y ago

It's not an idiom. "At bay" means helpless, in a corner where you can't get out. To hold at bay just means to corner or trap someone or something and keep it from moving or acting.

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