keep the rent down

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To deter undesirables from a space, especially through intentionally off-putting behavior. Internet,idiomatic,slang
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see keep, the, rent, down.

词形变化

keeps the rent down present,singular,third-person keeping the rent down participle,present kept the rent down participle,past kept the rent down past

词源

An ellipsis of longer phrases such as "firing gunshots to keep the rent down" or "keeping the rent down in the neighborhood," referring to an alleged method for preventing gentrification.
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