keep it real
Definition of keep it real
informal
: to talk and behave in an honest and serious way that shows who one really is He says he's just trying to keep it real.
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: to retain in one's possession or power
: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
: to have in control
: the means or provisions by which one is kept
: one that keeps or protects: such as
: fortress, castle
: of or relating to fixed, permanent, or immovable things (such as lands or tenements)
: not artificial, fraudulent, or illusory : genuine
: being precisely what the name implies
: a real thing
: a mathematically real quantity
: very, really
: a former monetary unit and coin of Spain and its possessions
: a former monetary unit and coin of Portugal
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