Смысл: abreast 
abreast [əʹbrest]
adv
<Í> 1. в ряд, рядом, на одной линии
three abreast - по трое в ряд
to come abreast of a car - поравняться с машиной
to stay abreast of a runner - не отставать от бегущего
2. не отставая; держась на (должном) уровне
to keep abreast of /with, in/ - не отставать от, идти в ногу с
to keep abreast of /with/ the times - идти в ногу с веком, не отставать от жизни
to be abreast of the times - быть сыном своего времени; быть на уровне современности
to keep wages abreast of the cost of living - повышать заработную плату в зависимости от роста стоимости жизни
to keep industry abreast of science - внедрять достижения науки в производство
to keep abreast in scientific developments - быть и курсе последних научных достижений; следить за развитием науки
3.эл.
4.мор.
5.воен.
1) в одном эшелоне
2) в один эшелон
<Í> 1. в ряд, рядом, на одной линии
2. не отставая; держась на (должном) уровне
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1) в одном эшелоне
2) в один эшелон
breast Идиома
make a clean breast of it
stay abreast
two abreast
abreast of
We should be abreast of the time．我们应跟上时代的发展。
The reporter must keep abreast of new developments．记者必须跟上最新发展。
make a clean breast of
Idiom(s): make a clean breast of sthTheme: CONFESSION
to confess something.
• You'll feel better if you make a clean breast of it. Now tell us what happened.
• I was forced to make a clean breast of the whole affair.
keep abreast
Idiom(s): keep abreast (of sth)Theme: STUDY
to keep informed about something; to keep up (with the times). (Also with be instead of keep, as in the examples.)
• I try to keep abreast of the financial markets.
• I believe that I'm abreast of foreign events.
• Yes, I try to keep abreast by reading the papers every day.
Make a clean breast
If someone makes a clean breast, they confess in full to something they have done.keep abreast of someone|abreast|keep|keep abreast|
v. phr. To be informed of the latest developments. It is difficult to keep abreast of all the various wars that are being waged on planet Earth.Compare: KEEP STEP WITH.
make a clean breast of|breast|clean breast|make
v. phr. To admit (your guilt); tell all about (your wrong doing); confess everything. The police caught the hit-and-run driver and he made a clean breast of his crime. Arthur worried because he cheated on the test, and finally he went to the teacher and made a clean breast of it.Compare: OFF ONE'S CHEST.
breast
breastsee keep abreast of; make a clean breast of.
clean breast
clean breastsee make a clean breast of.
keep abreast of
keep abreast ofStay or cause to stay up-to-date with, as in He's keeping abreast of the latest weather reports, or Please keep me abreast of any change in his condition. This term alludes to the nautical sense of abreast, which describes ships keeping up with each other. [Late 1600s]
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