brer
/brɛː
/noun US dialect
Used as an informal title before a man’s name: Brer Jean Brer Rabbit...
- I would curl up in an armchair and listen to stories about Brer Rabbit, fairies, elves and much more.
- He has even compared the defeat to Brer Fox, in the old folktale of the American South.
- His choice of a rabbit's foot hints at his affinity with Brer Rabbit and his African trickster antecedents.
Origin
Late 19th century: representing an African-American or southern US pronunciation of brother.
- keep something in
- keep something quiet (or keep quiet about something)
- keep something to oneself
- keep something under one's hat
- keep something up
- keep step
- keep tabs (or a tab) on
- keep the ball rolling
- keep the bastards honest
- keep the field
- keep the peace
- keep the pot boiling
- keep (the) score
- keep the wolf from the door
- keep time
- keep to
- keep to oneself
- keep up (also keep up with)
- keep up appearances
- keep up with
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch
- keep wicket
- keep your hair on!
- keep your pecker up