keep it real
keep it real
slang
1. To remain honest, genuine, and authentic; to be true to oneself. He has become a huge star in a very short space of time, but you can tell that he still keeps it real. Kids are smart, so they'll know when you're not keeping it real. They can smell a phony from a mile away.
2. To remain cool, relaxed, or unperturbed. A: "Hey, Mike, how you doing?" B: "Not bad, homie. Just keeping it real." Everybody just keep it real when we get into the conference room, OK? Let me do the talking.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Keep it real!
exclam. Be serious! Come on! Stop that jive! Keep it real!
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McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
- wash hands of
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of
- wash your hands of somebody/something
- wash your hands of something/someone
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- keep in sight
- keep sight of (someone or something)