(I'VE) BEEN KEEPING OUT OF TROUBLE.

(I've) been keeping out of trouble.: translation

(I've) been keeping out of trouble. & (I've been) keeping out of trouble.

Fig. a standard response to a greeting inquiry that asks what one has been doing. •

John: What have you been doing, Fred? Fred: Been keeping out of trouble. John: Yeah. Me too.

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Mary: How are things, Tom? Tom: Oh, I've been keeping out of trouble.