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keep it up

Idioms  
  1. Continue to do or maintain something, as in They were playing loud music, and they kept it up all night long. [Mid-1700s] Also see keep up, def. 4.


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Yeah, I keep it up with a tutor on Fridays!

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

If the photo in my book shelf was only of Chávez, I’d still keep it up.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

He added: "The tanker Grinch will leave French waters after shelling out several million euros and three weeks of costly immobilisation at Fos-sur-Mer. Let's keep it up."

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

Scoring seven goals is important, we have to keep it up.

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

He had to keep it up a good ten minutes before he heard footsteps.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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