in keeping

in keeping {adj. phr.}

Going well together; agreeing; similar.

Mary's hair style was in keeping with the latest fashion.

Having an assembly on Friday morning was in keeping with the school program.

Contrast: OUT OF KEEPING.

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[out of keeping] {adj. phr.} Not going well together; not agreeing; not proper. * /Loud talk was out of keeping in the library./ * /It was out of keeping for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[out of step] {adv.} or {adj. phr.} 1. Not in step; not matching strides or keeping pace with another or others. * /George always marches out of step with the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[keeping] See: [IN KEEPING], [OUT OF KEEPING]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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