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- keep one's nose clean
keep one's nose clean
keep one's nose clean
Stay out of trouble. For example, Dad told Brian to keep his nose clean from now on or he'd cut off his allowance. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Pennie | | ['peni] | |
| Adolphe | | - | French |
| Peace | | PEES | English (Rare) |
| Gracia | | GRAH-thyah (Spanish), GRAH-syah (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
| Aviva | | ah-VEEV-ah | Hebrew |
| Hella | | HE-lah (German) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German |