keep it down
idiom
—used to ask someone to be quiet
Please keep it down in there. I'm trying to study.
Examples of keep it down in a Sentence
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But, for heaven's sake, keep it down in the hallway.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
San Diego Union-Tribune But shhh, keep it down, OK?
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The officer knocked on the window again, the video showed, and told the Dolphins wide receiver to keep it down.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
The officer had knocked on the window and ordered him to keep it down, and, when Hill told him to stop knocking, the cop had ordered him out of the car.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
The officer then knocked on his window multiple times and asked him to keep it down.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024
On arrival the day before, I had been given a tour and was so overwhelmed by the scale and grandeur of the place, especially in the jaw-droppingly impressive Equestrian Center, that I was politely asked to keep it down; my unbridled enthusiasm might frighten the horses.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2024
Rowdy partiers in New York City this Labor Day weekend may not be greeted by a police officer telling them to keep it down, but rather by an eye in the sky.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 1 Sep. 2023
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
San Diego Union-Tribune But shhh, keep it down, OK?
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The officer knocked on the window again, the video showed, and told the Dolphins wide receiver to keep it down.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
The officer had knocked on the window and ordered him to keep it down, and, when Hill told him to stop knocking, the cop had ordered him out of the car.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
The officer then knocked on his window multiple times and asked him to keep it down.
—Li Zhou, Vox, 10 Sep. 2024
On arrival the day before, I had been given a tour and was so overwhelmed by the scale and grandeur of the place, especially in the jaw-droppingly impressive Equestrian Center, that I was politely asked to keep it down; my unbridled enthusiasm might frighten the horses.
—Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2024
Rowdy partiers in New York City this Labor Day weekend may not be greeted by a police officer telling them to keep it down, but rather by an eye in the sky.
—Justin Klawans, The Week, 1 Sep. 2023
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“Keep it down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20it%20down. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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