Money & finance
keep someone honest
help someone stay realistic
To keep someone honest means to help them face the facts and avoid making excuses.
Hear it in real life
Why do you use that fitness app?
It keeps me honest about how often I actually exercise.
Writing down every purchase keeps me honest about where my money goes.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My friend keeps me honest to how often I exercise.
Say: My friend keeps me honest about how often I exercise.
Use “about” to introduce the facts someone helps you face.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep someone honest; keep yourself honest about something
Your turn: say it out loud
Writing down every purchase keeps me honest about where my money goes.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep someone honest
help someone stay realistic
“Writing down every purchase keeps me honest about where my money goes.”
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