Can and Keep up

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Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Keep up and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep up" instead a verb "Can".

Keep up verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.

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Can and keep up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Keep up".

Can easily be Land Poor: in this case the aristocrat does have (possibly extensive) estates but they're unprofitable to keep up and can't honorably be sold or disposed of.

Source: Impoverished Patrician
Glee: Finn is well aware that he can't dance, and considering the show is about show choirs, it becomes an issue, since he can't keep up with choreography.

Source: I Can't Dance
Your mech wingmates in Steel Battalion can barely navigate the map, though, when they manage to keep up with you, they can be useful cannon fodder.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / Simulation Games

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