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]

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Peredur	pe-RE-deer (Welsh Mythology)	Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Otylia	-	Polish
PranciŠKus	-	Lithuanian
Jabin	JAY-bin (English)	Biblical
Eileen	['aili:n]
Sample	['sæmpl]