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keep the bones green

keep the bones green verb: to maintain good health and vitality.

Verb

keep the bones green (third-person singular simple present keeps the bones green, present participle keeping the bones green, simple past and past participle kept the bones green)

  1. (dated, idiomatic, informal) To maintain good health and vitality.

Forms of keep the bones green

third-person singular presentkeeps the bones green
present participlekeeping the bones green
past participlekept the bones green
pastkept the bones green

Questions about keep the bones green

What does keep the bones green mean?
Keep the bones green means to maintain good health and vitality.
What part of speech is keep the bones green?
Keep the bones green is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep the bones green?
The past tense of keep the bones green is kept the bones green.

Words near keep the bones green in the dictionary

  1. keep tabs on
  2. keep telling yourself that
  3. keep term
  4. keep the baby
  5. keep the ball rolling
  6. keep the bones green
  7. keep the book
  8. keep the change
  9. keep the faith
  10. keep the field
  11. keep the flag flying

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