keep (one) going
keep (one) going
To give one enough energy, sustenance, etc., until they get what they truly need or want. Lost for days in the woods, we had to eat bugs and edible roots to keep us going. I am so anxious for the new movie in the series to come out this winter that I'm reading the novels again to keep me going.
See also: going, keep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep someone or something going
to sustain someone or something. I try to eat just enough food to keep me going. Enjoying food is just not an issue any more.
See also: going, keep
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
ˌkeep ˈgoing
1 make an effort to live normally when you are in a difficult situation or when you have experienced great suffering: You just have to keep yourself busy and keep going.
2 (spoken) used to encourage somebody to continue doing something: Keep going, Sarah, you’re nearly there.
See also: going, keep
ˌkeep somebody ˈgoing
(informal) be enough for somebody until they get what they are waiting for: Why don’t you have an apple to keep you going till dinner time?See also: going, keep, somebody
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- keep going
- keep somebody going
- lunch off
- feed off
- feed off (of) (someone or something)
- feed on
- feed (up)on (someone or something)
- kink out
- (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back!
- one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel