Relationships
keep the peace
prevent arguments
To prevent arguments and help people stay calm and friendly.
Hear it in real life
Why didn't you argue back?
I just wanted to keep the peace.
I changed the subject to keep the peace during the family dinner.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I changed the subject to keep ‸ peace at dinner.
Say: I changed the subject to keep the peace at dinner.
The idiom normally includes “the” in “keep the peace.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
keep the peace; try to keep the peace
Your turn: say it out loud
I changed the subject to keep the peace during the family dinner.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
keep the peace
prevent arguments
“I changed the subject to keep the peace during the family dinner.”
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