Where (have) you been keeping yourself?
Where (have) you been keeping yourself?
Where have you been or what have you been up to since I last saw you? A: "Hey, Tom." B: "Hi, Mike, long time no see! Where have you been keeping yourself lately?" A: "Howdy, Sarah. Where you been keeping yourself?" B: "Oh, just busy with work is all."
See also: been, keeping
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Where (have) you been keeping yourself?
and Where (have) you been hiding (yourself)?Inf. I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been? Bill: Hi, Alice! Where you been keeping yourself ? Alice: Oh, I've been around. How are you doing? Bill: Okay. John: What's up? Bill: Hi. man. Where you been keeping yourself? John: Oh, I've been busy.
See also: been, keeping
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
Where have you been keeping yourself?
interrog. I haven’t seen you in a long time. Where have you been? I haven’t seen you in a long time. Where you been keeping yourself?
See also: been, have, keeping
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- Why the long face?
- blaze
- blazes
- blazing
- it is the pace that kills
- hay is for horses
- can't help noticing (that) (something)
- as long as
- as/so long as
- all power to your elbow