keep/stay out of trouble

phrase

: to behave well : to not do anything bad

Examples of keep/stay out of trouble in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the 2010s, Jackson visited a school in the Oakland hills and urged a group of young men to stay out of trouble and to embrace the tech industry. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

The youngest daughter, Harriet, a genius who can’t seem to stay out of trouble, is desperately trying to evade being shipped off to a wilderness-reform-boarding school. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026

Santo’s Pizza co-founder Mike Moreno said Cordova’s open door also gave local youth a place to gather, to stay out of trouble. — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 16 Nov. 2025

Some saw Sweeney’s refusal to directly confront the controversy as savvy, an attempt to remain above the political fray and stay out of trouble. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025