keep to
to adhere to or stand by or cause to adhere to or stand by: to keep to a promise
to confine or be confined to
keep to oneself
(intr) to avoid the society of others
(tr) to refrain from sharing or disclosing
keep oneself to oneself to avoid the society of others
Words Nearby keep to
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How to use keep to in a sentence
When you shall have copied this piece—for you have practiced enough to make a start—you will have earned your keep to-day.
Balsamo, The Magician | Alexander DumasLike vikings, we await The grim, ungarlanded carouse We keep to-night with Fate.
Songs from Vagabondia | Bliss Carman and Richard Hovey“School ain't going to keep to-day,” remarked the boy, with glee.
The Shoulders of Atlas | Mary E. Wilkins FreemanOf them all, only the poets managed to keep to-night a familiar look.
The Long Roll | Mary JohnstonIf he could but keep to-day forever shut in his heart with her, though life crumbled to ruins about them!
Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker | Marguerite Bryant
Other Idioms and Phrases with keep to
Adhere to, conform to, as in Let's keep to the original purpose of this will. [Early 1600s]
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