Idiom
keep it one hundred
Meaning
To be authentic, to be true to oneself.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You should always keep it one hundred with your friends.”
“I always keep it one hundred when I give my honest opinion on fashion.”
“You keep it one hundred by admitting you made a mistake at work.”
“I know the news is difficult to hear, but I appreciate you keeping it one hundred with me.”
“I need to keep it one hundred and tell my boss that I cannot finish this project by Friday without more help.”
“Even though it might hurt their feelings, she decided to keep it one hundred about why the party was so boring.”
“The athlete gained many new fans because he kept it one hundred during the interview instead of giving scripted answers.”
“Despite the immense pressure to conform to the expectations of his peers, he chose to keep it one hundred and speak his truth.”
Examples
simple
“You should always keep it one hundred with your friends.”
“I always keep it one hundred when I give my honest opinion on fashion.”
“You keep it one hundred by admitting you made a mistake at work.”
contextual
“I know the news is difficult to hear, but I appreciate you keeping it one hundred with me.”
“I need to keep it one hundred and tell my boss that I cannot finish this project by Friday without more help.”
“Even though it might hurt their feelings, she decided to keep it one hundred about why the party was so boring.”
“The athlete gained many new fans because he kept it one hundred during the interview instead of giving scripted answers.”
complex
“Despite the immense pressure to conform to the expectations of his peers, he chose to keep it one hundred and speak his truth.”
Origin
The expression is an ellipsis of the phrase keep it real one hundred percent. The construction relies on the numerical value to signify total authenticity, a truncation that removes the explicit reference to reality and the fractional marker while retaining the full weight of the proportion.
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