been keeping out of trouble

(I've) been keeping out of trouble.

and (I've been) keeping out of trouble.

Fig. a standard response to a greeting inquiry that asks what one has been doing. John: What have you been doing, Fred? Fred: Been keeping out of trouble. John: Yeah. Me too. Mary: How are things, Tom? Tom: Oh, I've been keeping out of trouble.

See also: been, keeping, of, out, trouble

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kathleen	kath-LEEN	Irish, English
Iorwerth	-	Welsh
Prochorus	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin
Danka	-	Serbian, Slovak, Polish
Gayatri	-	Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Kapil	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi