Keep Your Nose Clean American informal verb phrase
To avoid getting into trouble or do anything wrong or illegal
Kenny, trying to keep your nose clean or you will be back in prison!
Chloe is turning 25 next month, but still keep her parents worried because she cannot keep her nose clean.
You'd better keep your nose clean by staying away from those drug dealers.
Sloane would become a director now, if she had kept her nose clean from corruption.
people often do irrational or foolish things when they are in love.
Used when you threaten to harm someone in the same way as they harmed you
Used to describe someone who is clumsy or cannot control their movements effectively
To behave rudely or impolitely
Good form is behavior or actions that are socially appropriate while bad form is rude or inappropriate behavior or actions.
'keep your nose clean' starts with a verb, therefore, it needs to conjugate in the sentence.
'keep your nose clean' is originated from the phrase "keep the hands clean" which was widely used in England in the 18th century to describe the avoidance of corruption. Lately, when it is adopted in the US, it became modified to "keep your nose clean" which literally meant to keep your nose out of what doesn't concern you. This new phrase then became widely adopted to mean avoiding doing anything improperly or illegally.
To do something in an unusual way
I guess I like to run against the grain in everything I do.