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Keep your word

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'The best way to keep your word is not to give it' Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) - French emperor and military leader

Keep your eye on the ball

'To keep' is one of those little verbs that have lots of meanings depending on what words are added to it. What do these five verb phrases mean?

1 to keep your word

a. to agree with what a lot of people say

b. to do what you have promised to do

2 to keep an open mind

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