keep from

verb

1. (foll by a gerund) to prevent or restrain (oneself or another); refrain or cause to refrain

2. (tr) to protect or preserve from

Idioms and Phrases

Withhold; also, prevent. For example, What information are you keeping from me? or Please keep your dog from running through our garden . [c. 1340]

Restrain oneself, hold oneself back, as in I can hardly keep from laughing . [c. 1340]

Example Sentences

“It was all I could do to keep from slapping her for even asking that,” he grumbles.

From Los Angeles Times

The way things are going, that will likely be the only way to keep from one day pouring a cool glass of cyanide from our sinks.

From Salon

The Nerves: How to keep from losing sleep?

From Los Angeles Times

The shake-up will affect the share of central government funding distributed to councils in England, including income they are allowed to keep from business rates.

From BBC

This included secrets their characters shared as a couple, as well as individual things the pair was meant to keep from each other.

From Los Angeles Times

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