keep one's hand in
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"One must take hold of things though," he said, "if it's only to keep one's hand in."
From Actions and Reactions by Rudyard Kipling
So settled, why, for a thousand reasons one must keep one's hand in.
From The Crux by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Eh bien! as he says, it is necessary to keep one's hand in.
From Gallantry Dizain des Fetes Galantes by James Branch Cabell
I daresay one has to keep one's hand in.
From The Ashiel mystery A Detective Story by Mrs. Charles Bryce
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