Keeping up with the joneses
Striving to achieve or own as much as the people around you: “If you want to keep up with the Joneses in this neighborhood, you will have to own at least three cars.”
see: keep up , def. 1.
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- Keep in the dark
see: in the dark , def. 2.
- Keep it down to a dull roar
verb phrase To be quiet, or quieter: How about keeping the noise level down to a dull roar?/ Earl thrives on controversy, and we’re trying so hard to go the other way or, at least, keep it to a loud roar (1940s+)
- Keep in touch
see: in touch
- Keep it on the dl
verb phrase To keep something secret [1990s+ Teenagers; fr keep it down low]
- Keep it real
interjection be yourself; don’t be a fake Examples Don’t put on airs; keep it real. Usage Note slang interjection Be yourself; don’t be a fake: They all pretend to be sophisticated, but I’m keeping it real