keep end up
keep (one's) end up
To do as was promised in an agreement or bargain; to carry through with what one agreed to do. OK, I've delivered the cash as you instructed. Now you have to keep your end up! My dad said he'd buy me a car if I got a 4.0 this semester, so I've got to ace this test if I want to keep my end up.
See also: end, keep, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep one's end up
1. Lit. to hold one's end of a load so that the load is level. Be sure to keep your end up while we go up the stairs. Try to keep up your end.
2. . Fig. to carry through on one's part of a bargain. You have to keep your end up like the rest of us. Don't worry, I'll keep up my end.
See also: end, keep, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- hold (one's) end up
- hold end up
- hold one's end up
- keep (one's) end up
- keep your end up
- live up to (one's) end of the bargain
- live up to (one's) side of the bargain
- live up to end of the bargain
- keep (one's) end of the bargain up
- hold (up) (one's) end of the bargain