keep someone honest (English, verb)
expansion: keep someone honest (third-person singular simple present keeps someone honest, present participle keeping someone honest, simple past and past participle kept someone honest)
Senses:
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, honest.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: To continue to compete strongly against someone despite being in an inferior position, so as not to allow one's opponent an easy victory.
Forms:
form: keeps someone honest
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: keeping someone honest
tags: participle
present
form: kept someone honest
tags: participle
past
form: kept someone honest
tags: past