Wiktionary
keep around
vb. (context transitive English) to keep something near one
Usage examples of "keep around".
Lastwell showed me into a spacious, dim-lit library lined with the kind of leather-bound books lawyers keep around the office to impress the customers and maybe open once in a while on a rainy afternoon when trade is slow, just to see what they're missing.
And there are general prisoners that are just going to be a bother to keep around.
The pockets of his trousers contained the usual miscellany of keys and small change, while in his hip pocket was found a small pearl-handled revolver of the type women usually keep around.
As soon as the door clicked shut, Angela plopped down into one of the comfortable leather chairs that I keep around for clients.