keep in with

keep in with
keep in with
To maintain the confidence or friendship of
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ˌkeep ˈin with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they keep in with he/she/it keeps in with present participle keeping in with past tense kept in with past participle kept in with] phrasal verb
to stay friendly with someone, especially someone who can help you
Thesaurus: bribery and manipulationhyponym to spend time with friendssynonym
Main entry: keep

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  • keep up with — See: KEEP STEP WITH, KEEP ABREAST OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep up with — See: KEEP STEP WITH, KEEP ABREAST OF …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • keep step with — {v. phr.} To maintain the same degree of progress as someone else. * /The United States has no choice but to keep step with potential enemies in terms of modern defense systems./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep up with the Joneses — {v. phr.} To follow the latest fashion; try to be equal with your neighbors. * /Mrs. Smith kept buying every new thing that was advertised, finally Mr. Smith told her to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses and to start thinking for herself./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep up with the Joneses — {v. phr.} To follow the latest fashion; try to be equal with your neighbors. * /Mrs. Smith kept buying every new thing that was advertised, finally Mr. Smith told her to stop trying to keep up with the Joneses and to start thinking for herself./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • To keep company with — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To keep in with — Keep Keep, v. i. 1. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide; to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • I'll Keep It with Mine — Infobox Song Name =I ll Keep It With Mine Border = Caption =album cover Type = Artist =Nico alt Artist = Album =Chelsea Girl Published = Released =October 1967 track no =7 Recorded =Mayfair Sound Studios, New York City, April 4, 1967 Genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • To keep in with — In In, prep. [AS. in; akin to D. & G. in, Icel. [=i], Sw. & Dan. i, OIr. & L. in, Gr. en. [root]197. Cf. 1st {In }, {Inn}.] The specific signification of in is situation or place with respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To keep pace with — pace pace (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.] 1. A single movement from one foot to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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