keep one’s nose clean
keep (one's) nose clean
To behave properly; to stay out of trouble. You better keep your nose clean, kid, or you're going to run into trouble you can't handle.
See also: clean, keep, nose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
keep one’s nose clean
tv. to keep out of trouble, especially trouble with the law. I can keep my nose clean. Don’t worry.
See also: clean, keep, nose
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- keep (one's) nose clean
- keep nose clean
- keep one's nose clean
- keep your nose clean
- you could eat off the floor(s)
- clean (someone or something) out of (something)
- clean out of
- clean-up operation
- operation
- clean out