been keeping out of trouble?
(Have you) been keeping out of trouble?
A humorous way to ask one how they are or how they've been spending their time. I haven't seen you in so long! Been keeping out of trouble?
See also: been, keeping, of, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(Have you) been keeping out of trouble?
and (Have you been) keeping out of trouble?; You been keeping out of trouble?Inf. a vague greeting asking one what one has been doing. Bob: Hi, Mary. Have you been keeping out of trouble? Mary: Yeah. And you? Bob: Oh, I'm getting by. Tom: Hey, man! Been keeping out of trouble? Bob: Hell, no! What are you up to? Tom: Nothing.
See also: been, keeping, of, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- occifer
- ossifer
- (Don't ask me,) I just work here.
- (Don't ask me,) I only work here.
- that's my story and I'm sticking to it
- checks notes
- return to (one's) muttons
- GMTA
- out of the ark
- I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you