keep out of
Verb
Meaning
To stay away from (a place or condition).
I am keeping out of trouble.
To restrain someone or something from entering (a place or condition).
He kept me out of the house while he was redecorating.
Synonyms
Examples
Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.
War is a game that is played with a smile. If you can't smile, grin. If you can't grin, keep out of the way till you can.
I told my doctor I broke my arm in two places. He told me to keep out of those places.
IV. Every tax ought to be contrived as both to take out and to keep out of the pockets of the people as little as possible, over and above what it brings into the public treasury of the state.
Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.
The best armor is to keep out of range.