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keep something in perspective
remember its relative importance
To remember how important something really is compared with other things.
Hear it in real life
I made one small mistake in the report.
Try to keep it in perspective; nobody was seriously affected.
Talking to my friends helps me keep work problems in perspective.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I keep the problem on perspective when I compare it with other problems.
Say: I keep the problem in perspective when I compare it with other problems.
Use “in perspective” to judge the problem’s importance relative to other things.
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How it fits in a sentence.
keep something in perspective; keep the problem in perspective
Your turn: say it out loud
Talking to my friends helps me keep work problems in perspective.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep something in perspective
remember its relative importance
“Talking to my friends helps me keep work problems in perspective.”
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