to keep it simple
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2.7
- idiom
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mantenerlo sencillo
- To avoid confusion in the presentation, I will keep it simple and focus on the main points.
- Just keep it simple
- Let's keep it simple
- Try to keep it simple
So to be safe, I'll keep it simple and straightforward.
- So to be safe, I'll keep it simple and straightforward.
- So I mean, I could just keep it simple and go off their research.
- Not calling anybody, but just keep it simple.
- Well, don't try too hard is the main thing, you know, keep it simple and and know yourself.
- Like, the point is to keep it simple because I do respect them as people.
- So I wrote down, keep it simple, you ready?
- But I think I think keeping it simple is better.
- You know with all these scriptures, I say keep it simple.
- It was keep it simple, keep the basis, don't make mistakes, stay in the game.
- You can obviously just keep it simple and you could tuck it in to the pants.
- But we're not, you know, we don't, you know, we want to keep it simple is what I'm trying to say.
- And when you want people to be obedient and do the same thing, you keep it simple.
Examples
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I know you could get complicated, but if you kept it simple, you might teach a few people something.
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Maybe we should just keep it simple.
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But I suggest you keep it simple, simple, simple.
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So yeah, we just want to keep it simple and be able to spend time together.
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Like, the point is to keep it simple because I do respect them as people.
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So, I like to keep it simple.
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Let me keep it simple for you, Steve.
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I want to keep it simple.
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Let's keep it simple and take one car.
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I think it's important to keep it simple and comfy when you are discovering your style.
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Synonyms
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2.5
Make something easier to understand or use
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5.3
Make something simpler and less detailed so more people understand it
Antonyms
How Simple
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'keep' (maintain) + 'it' (the thing) + 'simple' (not complex) yields 'maintain something in a simple state', so a learner who knows the words can derive the intended meaning. The imperative, cross-linguistically common construction makes the instruction to avoid unnecessary complexity immediately clear to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The phrase keep it simple paints the picture of someone choosing to keep only the main parts so the result is simple, not full of extra bits. So it means to make something 'easy to understand' or do by avoiding extra details.