tv. to keep out of trouble, especially trouble with the law. : I can keep my nose clean. Don't worry.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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n. powdered drugs that are inhaled, primarily cocaine, sometimes heroin. (Drugs. See also needle candy.) : Bart has some nose candy for sale.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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keep one's nose clean
Stay out of trouble. For example, Dad told Brian to keep his nose clean from now on or he'd cut off his allowance. [Colloquial; late 1800s]
