keep

keep idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with keep, also see earn one's keep; finders keepers, losers weepers; for keeps; in keeping; (keep someone) in the dark.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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