keep one's nose clean

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Verb

keep one's nose clean

  1. (idiomatic) To stay out of trouble, especially by avoiding unlawful behavior.
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    • 2008 Nov. 5, Nathan Thornburgh, "Ted Stevens Sins, and (Likely) Wins," Time (retrieved 25 August 2013):
      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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