keep one's nose clean
verbDefinitions
To stay out of trouble, especially by avoiding unlawful behavior.
- They tell us, "Keep your nose clean and you'll no doubt make a parole." So we keep our noses very clean.
- Alaska Congressman Don Young . . . spent a huge share of his campaign donations on legal fees to keep his nose clean in the face of an FBI investigation into his dealings.
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