keep out of
idiom
1
: to not enter (a place)
We were told to keep out of his office.
Please keep out of the way.
2
: to stop or prevent (someone or something) from entering (a place)
Keep the cat out of the bedroom.
3
: to not become involved in (something)
This argument doesn't involve you, so you should just keep out of it.
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The main disruptor for the Aggies is difficult to keep out of the backfield.
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Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
Again, not necessarily because of a laugh or lack of trying, but because of the lack of opportunity to find pathways that could keep out of the system again.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 26 Nov. 2021
Trump may be a singular symbol of our present, but Chera more likely portends what is to come: ultrawealthy investors who treat their friends and family well and keep out of the spotlight.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Jade Chang Taffy Brodesser-Akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
The higher rates will keep out of the market people who have the ability to wait for more favorable terms, said Joseph Yoon, Edmunds’ consumer insights analyst.
—Cora Lewis, Fortune, 3 May 2023
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Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
Again, not necessarily because of a laugh or lack of trying, but because of the lack of opportunity to find pathways that could keep out of the system again.
—Keyaira Boone, Essence, 26 Nov. 2021
Trump may be a singular symbol of our present, but Chera more likely portends what is to come: ultrawealthy investors who treat their friends and family well and keep out of the spotlight.
—Reginald Dwayne Betts Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Jade Chang Taffy Brodesser-Akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
The higher rates will keep out of the market people who have the ability to wait for more favorable terms, said Joseph Yoon, Edmunds’ consumer insights analyst.
—Cora Lewis, Fortune, 3 May 2023
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“Keep out of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20out%20of. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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