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keeping it between the ditches

keeping it between the ditches is the present participle and gerund of keep it between the ditches.

Meaning of keep it between the ditches

Verb

keep it between the ditches (third-person singular simple present keeps it between the ditches, present participle keeping it between the ditches, simple past and past participle kept it between the ditches)

  1. (idiomatic) To stay out of trouble or follow a righteous (God-fearing) path.

Questions about keeping it between the ditches

What is keeping it between the ditches the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping it between the ditches is the present participle and gerund of keep it between the ditches.

Words near keeping it between the ditches in the dictionary

  1. keeping it 100
  2. keeping it a bean
  3. keeping it a buck
  4. keeping it a buck fifty
  5. keeping it a stack
  6. keeping it between the ditches
  7. keeping it in one's pants
  8. keeping it in the family
  9. keeping it moving
  10. keeping it one hundred
  11. keeping it together

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