keeping Idiom, Proverb

in keeping with

going well together, agreeing, similar In keeping with our tradition of letting the visiting team kick first we will do it for this game as well.

out of keeping

not proper不协调；不合适
Loud talk is out of keeping in the library．高声交谈不符合图书馆的规定。
These actions are out of keeping with his character．这些行为同他的性格不符。

What's keeping you?

Idiom(s): What's keeping you?

Theme: TIME

What is taking you so long?; Why are you still there and not here?
• Dinner is ready, and you are still at work. I telephoned to ask what's keeping you.
• What's keeping you? I am ready to go and you are still in there dressing.

out of keeping with

Idiom(s): out of keeping (with sth)

Theme: OBEDIENCE

not following the rules of something; out of accord with something.
• The length of this report is out of keeping with your request.
• I didn't even read it because it was so much out of keeping.

in keeping|keeping

adj. phr. Going well together; agreeing; similar. Mary's hair style was in keeping with the latest fashion. Having an assembly on Friday morning was in keeping with the school program.
Antonym: OUT OF KEEPING.

light housekeeping|housekeeping|light

n., slang An arrangement in which an unmarried couple live together. Are Joe and Sue married? Oh, no, it's just a case of light housekeeping. See: SHACK UP WITH.

out of keeping|keeping|out

adj. phr. Not going well together; not agreeing; not proper. Loud talk was out of keeping in the library. It was out of keeping for the kind man to kick the dog.
Antonym: IN KEEPING.

keeping

keeping
in keeping with
in conformity or accord with

keeping up with the Joneses

keeping up with the Joneses
see keep up, def. 1.

set up housekeeping

set up housekeeping
Move in together, as in Couples today often set up housekeeping long before they marry. [Mid-1800s]