Idiom: Keep at something (meaning & examples)
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Idiom: keep at something
Meaning
Idiom: keep at something
- to persist or continue doing something
- to continue to do something even though it’s difficult or you want to stop
Example sentences
— If you keep at practicing the guitar every evening, you’re going to play very well at the end of the year.
— Stop bothering me! If you keep at it I’m going to be very angry.
— Come on! Keep at it! You’re almost there.
— My son kept at practicing basket ball drills all summer and made the team last week.
— One of my best qualities is that I’m persistent and willing to keep at whatever I decide to do until I accomplish it.
— Well, we’ll just have to keep at it until we find a way to succeed.
— For now, I’m going to keep at my current weight-loss plan but I will get a personal trainer if I start to plateau.
— Just keep at it! You’ve already painted half of the house and it looks great.
— My wife already stopped doing yoga. She can’t keep at anything.
— If you really want to learn French you’ll need to keep at it after your semester abroad.
— Stop fighting. If you keep at it, I’m going to send both of you to the principal’s office.
Synonyms
- push on
- forge ahead
- keep on truckin’
- press on/ahead
- carry on
- stay the course
- go the distance
- stick to
- soldier on
- see through
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