Keep from
Keep from verb - To resist the temptation of.
Start
Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
Both terms in one sentence
-
Dennis is the only adult around, and even then... Third Act Stupidity: After having spent the entire movie managing to keep from getting busted, and after spending most of Parents' Day fooling the parents, the kids start celebrating their victory before the last group of parents has left.
Source: Film / Camp Nowhere
Cite this Source
Start and Keep from. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_from/start
Keep from & Start. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_from/start>.
Start or Keep from. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep_from/start.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "keep from" and "start" have occurred on timeline