Question

The new boss would like to keep on the present secretary.

Accepted Answer

(transitivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive, idiomatichttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic) To cause or allow to remainhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/remain in an existinghttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/existing positionhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/position.

Sentence	The new boss would like to keep on the present secretary.
Definition	( transitive https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive , idiomatic https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic ) To cause or allow to remain https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/remain in an existing https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/existing position https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/position .

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