keep the peace
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keep the peace (third-person singular simple present keeps the peace, present participle keeping the peace, simple past and past participle kept the peace)
- (idiomatic) To maintain order and peace in a volatile situation.
- The police were called in to keep the peace during the political demonstration.
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