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kept it between the ditches

kept it between the ditches is the simple past and past participle 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 kept it between the ditches

What is kept it between the ditches the simple past and past participle of?
Kept it between the ditches is the simple past and past participle of keep it between the ditches.

Words near kept it between the ditches in the dictionary

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

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