keep on

[keep on] {v.}

1. To go ahead; not stop; continue.

* /The neighbors asked them to stop making noise, but they kept right on./

* /Columbus kept on until he saw land./

- Often used before a present participle.

* /Relentlessly, the boy kept on asking about the birds and the bees./

* /The boy kept on talking even though the teacher had asked him to stop./

Syn.: GO ON. Compare: KEEP AT, KEEP UP. 2. To allow to continue working for you.

* /The new owner kept Fred on as gardener./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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