keep one's hands to oneself in English

Forms: keeps one's hands to oneself [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's hands to oneself [participle, present], kept one's hands to oneself [participle, past], kept one's hands to oneself [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's hands to oneself}} keep one's hands to oneself (third-person singular simple present keeps one's hands to oneself, present participle keeping one's hands to oneself, simple past and past participle kept one's hands to oneself)

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        "To refrain from using one's hands; especially to refrain from groping someone."
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      "form": "keeps one's hands to oneself",
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"keep one's hands to oneself" meaning in English

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