keep it down

Lower the volume

Keep it down is a command to be quieter—to lower one's voice or reduce noise.

It's what you say to rowdy kids, loud neighbors, or anyone disturbing the peace: Could you keep it down? I'm trying to sleep.

The phrase implies the noise level has already risen too high and needs to come back down.

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silence · lower · lower your voice · volume · noise · loud · shh · mute · soften · tone · voice · inside voice · neighbor · noise complaint · walls · thin walls · sleeping · baby

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Opposites
volume/loudness

keep it downspeak up

Talk louder or opine

turn it up · crank it up · make some noise · raise your voice · let it rip

behavioral restraint

keep it downlet loose

Remove restraints from

go wild · cut loose · go crazy · let it all out · act up

communication/speech dynamics

keep it downspeak up

Talk louder or opine

raise your voice · announce · proclaim · broadcast · shout from the rooftops

Family

keep, down, keeps, keeping, kept, keeper, keepers, upkeep, downer

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G