Clean hands keep germs at bay.

Meaning: Keeping our hands clean helps to prevent germs from spreading and making us sick.

Choice of Words: Clean means free from dirt or germs. Hands are the parts of the body we use to hold and touch things. Keep means to hold or maintain something in a particular place or condition. Germs are tiny organisms that can cause illness. At bay means to keep something away or prevent it from approaching.

Alternative Expressions

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• Clean hands keep germs away.
• Clean hands stop germs.
• Clean hands, no germs.
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• Sailboats glide across the bay.
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• Clean hands are healthy hands.