keep from

keep from
{v.}, {informal} To hold yourself back from; stop or prevent yourself from (doing something). * /Can you keep from repeating gossip?/ * /Jill can't keep from talking about her trip./ - Usually used with "can" in the negative. * /You can't keep from liking Jim./ Compare: CAN HELP.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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