🗓️ Idiom: Keep Someone in the Loop (v)
💬 Meaning
- To include someone in communication or updates.
- To make sure someone has the latest information.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Please keep me in the loop about any changes to the schedule.
- The manager kept the whole team in the loop during the negotiations.
- It is important to keep clients in the loop so they feel informed.
🏛️ Origin
The phrase comes from the idea of being inside a circle, or “loop,” where information is shared. If someone is kept in the loop, they are included and not left out of communication.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
“Can you __________ me in the loop about the new project details?”
Answer
keep
2. Multiple choice:
What does “keep someone in the loop” mean?
a) To teach someone how to draw a circle
b) To keep someone updated with information
c) To make someone repeat a task
Answer
b) To keep someone updated with information
3. Change the sentence using “keep someone in the loop”:
I will update you about any changes in the contract.
Answer
I will keep you in the loop about any changes in the contract.
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