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]

See also: clean, keep, nose

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Bruce		[bru:s]
Graziano		graht-SYAH-no	Italian
NehİR		-	Turkish
Gore		GAWR	English (Rare)
Ghassan		-	Arabic
Celeste		[sə'lest]

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