🗓️ Idiom: Keep Someone Posted (v)
💬 Meaning
- To give someone regular updates.
- To inform someone about new developments.
🧠 Example Sentences
- Please keep me posted on the progress of the negotiations.
- She kept her boss posted about every step of the project.
- They promised to keep the team posted on any schedule changes.
🏛️ Origin
The phrase comes from the old use of “posted” meaning “informed” or “up to date.” It was connected to the postal system, where regular updates came by post, and later was used more broadly for any kind of communication.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
“Can you __________ me posted about the client’s decision?”
Answer
keep
2. Multiple choice:
What does “keep someone posted” mean?
a) To mail someone a letter
b) To keep someone informed with updates
c) To post a message online
Answer
b) To keep someone informed with updates
3. Change the sentence using “keep someone posted”:
I will update you if anything changes with the delivery schedule.
Answer
I will keep you posted if anything changes with the delivery schedule.
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