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Phrase(s): Keep your shop and your shop will keep you.
Prov. If you work hard at running your business, then your business will always make enough of a profit to support you. • When Grandpa turned his hardware store over to me, he said, "It’s hard work, but it’s a good living. Keep the shop and the shop will keep you."
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs