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Phrase Means Eslpod Sports Buy Things Heckler Game

Id ESLPod_0811_WE_1296
Episode Id ESLPod 811
Episode Title A Heckler at a Sports Game
Phrase to keep (something) up
Text The phrase "to keep (something) up," in this podcast, means to continue to do something, especially when it is difficult or challenging: "Wow, you've cleaned out a huge part of the garage! If you keep this up, you'll have the whole thing finished by dinnertime." The phrase "to keep up with (someone)" means to walk as quickly as another person is walking: "When they go for walks, it's hard for Jenna to keep up with her husband, because he has much longer legs." Finally, the phrase "to keep up with the Jones's" means to do as well as one's neighbors, especially to buy things that are at least as nice as the things they have bought: "They borrowed thousands of dollars to buy fancy cars and furniture as they tried to keep up with the Jones's."
Topics Entertainment + Sports

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