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• to go by, to hold the field, to hold up, to keep one's head above water, to keep oneself above water

• to carry the can, to carry the can back, to hold the sack

• to keep one's mouth shut

• to be in time, to keep time

• to keep one's standing

• to keep one's distance

• as good as one's word, to be as good as one's word