"keep it in the family" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: keeps it in the family [present, singular, third-person], keeping it in the family [participle, present], kept it in the family [participle, past], kept it in the family [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keeps it in the family|keeping it in the family|kept it in the family|kept it in the family}} keep it in the family (third-person singular simple present keeps it in the family, present participle keeping it in the family, simple past and past participle kept it in the family)
  1. (idiomatic) To restrict knowledge or information to only the members of a family or another small, intimate group. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-keep_it_in_the_family-en-verb-2ENh2YRr
  2. (idiomatic) To remain loyal to one's family; to retain family ownership of a business for long period of time. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-keep_it_in_the_family-en-verb-ybBrctYr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms with placeholder "it": 22 78

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for keep it in the family meaning in All languages combined (2.0kB)

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