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keep good company with Does "they keep good company with" here mean "they bear a resemblance to and remind of"? Context: The dogs, even when standing, take on the size of a short person or a dwarf, and in this sense, they keep good company with other short comedians, such as Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Danny DeVito.

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Hi Pineapple! You are more or less correct, it has the same meaning in this context. The thing to remember about the phrase "they keep good company with" is that whoever wrote the phrase is expressing an opinion or value judgement ("good"). So in their opinion, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Danny Devito are all good people who you would probably want to be in the company of. "They bear a resemblance to" is more of just an observation. You can "keep good company" with people or creatures which you do not resemble. It is more about the writer's opinion.

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