Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Lean on
Lean on verb - Rest on for support.
Both terms in one sentence
- A strong, supportive, committed woman who sticks by her family no matter what, yet won't let others wrong her even if they're family; she's the shoulder everyone can lean on yet she wants to keep tabs on everyone too.
Source: Master Character Heroines -
Both sides tend to lean on the extreme side of their respective ideologies: The Dominion strives to maintain an orderly, powerful Empire, by enforcing strict laws and caste systems to keep it running like a well-oiled machine.
Source: Video Game / WildStar -
Principal "Crazy Joe" Clark, from Lean on Me comes across as a Stern Teacher, but in reality is a Badass Teacher for his entire school, chaining the doors during the school day to keep the students in and the bad influences out.
Source: Badass Teacher
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