keep straight

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keep straight (third-person singular simple present keeps straight, present participle keeping straight, simple past and past participle kept straight)

  1. (idiomatic) To avoid confusing or mixing up something; to keep something clear or organized.
    Their names all sounded the same to me at first, and I had trouble keeping straight who was who.
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