| Subject | English | Russian |
| fig. | keep all balls in the air | делать несколько дел одновременно (Any working parent in New York City will say that life is a juggling act – a frenetic effort to keep all the balls in the air in a fast-paced city that never slows down. –  thevillager.com Denzor) |
| Makarov. | keep someone in the air | держать кого-либо в состоянии неизвестности |
| gen. | keep in the air | держать кого-либо в состоянии неизвестности |