keep on

keep on idiom
  1. Continue, persist, as in They kept on singing all night. [Late 1500s]
  2. Maintain an existing situation, as in After Mr. Brown died, the housekeeper wondered if she would be kept on. [Mid-1600s]
  3. Cause to stay on or remain attached, as in Keep your coat on; it's cold in here. [Late 1800s]

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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