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
See also:
  • 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)