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keep one's nose clean

stay out of trouble.
"he tried to keep his nose clean with socially useful work"

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to avoid getting into trouble: I'd only been out of prison three months, so I was trying to keep my nose clean.
If you keep your nose clean, you behave well and stay out of trouble. If you kept your nose clean, you had a job for life.
This phrase 'keep your nose clean' literally means: keep out of trouble. Example in use: "Please keep your nose clean and stay far away from the troublemakers."
A nasal wash is a way to clean the nasal passages and sinus cavities. It's a simple procedure that most people, even children, can do easily.
to make sure you do not get into trouble, or do anything wrong or illegal. Sid's got to keep his nose clean or he'll end up back in prison.
keep one's nose clean in British English to stay out of trouble; behave properly See full dictionary entry for nose Collins English Dictionary.
Stay out of trouble. For example, Dad told Brian to keep his nose clean from now on or he'd cut off his allowance.
keep one's nose clean · act correctly · act one's age · act with decorum · be civil · be good · be nice · be on best behavior · be orderly · comport oneself ...
keep one's nose clean (third-person singular simple present keeps one's nose clean, present participle keeping one's nose clean, simple past and past ...