Idiom: keep up something

Meaning

Idiom: keep up something (keep something up)

to continue to do something
to keep managing to do something even though it is difficult

Example sentences

— Keep up that negative attitude and no one’s going to want to be around you.

— I hope you keep your hopes up about the future because I’m sure things will change soon.

— If everyone keeps up the pace, we’re going to finish the project ahead of the deadline.

— Keep up the good work. You're doing a fantastic job!

— Keep up your weightlifting each week. Doing cardio alone is not enough.

— We have to keep our weekly cleaning up or our house gets very dirty very quickly.

— I hope to keep up going to bed at 9:00 pm every night even after school ends for the summer.

— If you keep up making cold sales calls, rejection will become normal and selling will be much easier for you.

— We hope to keep this production schedule up for another month to meet the holiday demand.

— The strike is working. We just need to keep it up a few more days and we'll surely get the owners to agree to a compromise.

— Keep up your dieting. You're obviously losing weight.

— If you keep up sending your boyfriend so many text messages he's going to get annoyed with you.

— I couldn't keep my credit card payments up any longer and had to file for bankruptcy.

Synonyms

stay the course
press ahead
carry on
keep going
go the (full) distance
hang in there
hold on
keep at it

keep your head down
peg away
plough ahead
plug away (at something)
soldier on
stay with
stick to/with

Download your free illustrated idioms eBook!

Want to expand your idiom knowledge even further? Download our free eBook, '25 Illustrated Idioms,' to learn more useful expressions with fun visuals that make understanding idioms a breeze. Sign up now to get your free copy!

Idiom: keep up something

Meaning

Example sentences

Synonyms

Download your free illustrated idioms eBook!

You might like these idioms