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Difference between Keep someone in something and Keep someone to something

keep someone in somethingprovide a person with smth. such as food, etc.:

  • The uniforms were goofy, but the food was free and the money kept me in clothes and rock music.

keep someone to something

1. cause a person to talk about smth. without letting his attention wander:

  • Your patient may require guidance to keep him to the subject in hand.

2. make a person do what has been agreed:

  • He wished to relinquish his last year at Harvard, and Cynthia had to summon all her forces to keep him to his promise of staying.