"keep one's stick on the ice" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps one's stick on the ice [present, singular, third-person], keeping one's stick on the ice [participle, present], kept one's stick on the ice [participle, past], kept one's stick on the ice [past]
Etymology: In reference to the sport of ice hockey. Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> one's stick on the ice}} keep one's stick on the ice (third-person singular simple present keeps one's stick on the ice, present participle keeping one's stick on the ice, simple past and past participle kept one's stick on the ice)
  1. (idiomatic) To remain vigilant and ready for action. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-keep_one's_stick_on_the_ice-en-verb-WmE0gkpB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "kept one's stick on the ice",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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    }
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        "To remain vigilant and ready for action."
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      ],
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    {
      "form": "keeps one's stick on the ice",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept one's stick on the ice",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept one's stick on the ice",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "keep<,,kept> one's stick on the ice"
      },
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        "(idiomatic) To remain vigilant and ready for action."
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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}

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