keep out (of)

keep out (of)
{v. phr.} 1. To stay out; remain out of. * /The sign on the fence said, "Danger! Keep out!"/ 2. To stave off; not allow in. * /The border patrol near El Paso, Texas, is trying to keep illegal immigrants out of the United States./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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