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idiomkeep sb on the hop BrEBrEto keep surprising someone by changing your behaviour, intentions etc so that they do not feel confident that they know how to treat you:I think women keep changing the rules just to keep us men on the hop - first they want to be allowed into the workplace, then they say we should support them so that they can stay at home.Stephen had kept Helen on the hop throughout the relationship, and some of her friends were trying to encourage her to leave him. —compare catch sb on the hop
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