be at bay

Nothing, in the end, might have been enough to keep Price at bay.

If his own face is among them, to be kept always at bay.

All she could do was keep him at bay with words.

So what is a person to do to keep them at bay?

She still had to fight to keep the program at bay until the power could be cut.

Can he keep her at bay for just a few more weeks?

How much longer can the money men be kept at bay?

The best he can do is keep them at bay.

All she had to do was hold them at bay for a few weeks.

After all, one could keep the dark at bay simply by building a fire.