keep your end up

keep your end up
keep your end up informal phrase
to do what other people in your group expect you to do as your share of the work or responsibility
Thesaurus: to do something with someone elsesynonym
Main entry: end

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keep your ˈend up idiom
(BrE, informal) to continue to be cheerful in a difficult situation
Main entry:endidiom

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