What dees "keep oneself under" mean?

2017-11-13 9:50 pm

He drank on, however, and had four or five shillings to pay out of his wages every Saturday night for that muddling liquor; an expense I was free from. And thus these poor devils keep themselves always under.

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[匿名]

2017-11-14 12:24 am

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In this context, always in debt.

Update: If you check this link, you will see that it's explained as keeping yourself at the level of poverty by being wasteful with the money you have.

http://www2.latech.edu/~bmagee/212/franklin/autobio_notes.htm

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[匿名]

2017-11-13 9:54 pm

under (the influence of alcohol) = drunk

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[匿名]

2017-11-14 1:27 am

They always "keep themselves under the influence of alcohol," that is, they're always intoxicated.

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Karen L

2017-11-14 6:06 am

I agree with Cara. It means to keep oneself continually in debt or in poor financial circumstances.