The phrase "audition to keep" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where someone is trying out for a role or position with the intention of retaining it, but it is not a common expression.
Example: "She had to audition to keep her place in the prestigious theater company."
Alternatives: "try out to retain" or "audition for retention".
Sylla, meanwhile, says she only went to the Girlhood audition to keep some friends company, but it has launched her on a flourishing career.
The win, merely a flickering candle in a dark, cavernous room, offered some light — not for the postseason, but for the next five weeks while the Mets audition to keep their fans coming and for Wright and Dickey to stay, too.
Bring water to your audition to keep you hydrated so that you feel good and sound good onstage.
In addition to the above tip, sometimes casting likes to play around and tell you that you are not at an improv audition, to keep with SAG regulations.
Administrators in the current Board of Education are now auditioning to keep their jobs.
But Mike Dunham, the Rangers' No. 1 goalie, may be in the process of auditioning to keep his job.
But it also sounded as if they were auditioning to keep their jobs as they looked to re-establish the franchise.
If Jeremy Hefner was auditioning to keep his job as the Mets' fifth starter, he did plenty Tuesday night to bolster his case.
Although Girardi said Hughes was not auditioning to keep his starting spot, Wang's performance means there will be questions about whether he should return to the rotation.
For most of the game, the play was ragged and sloppy, players from both teams auditioning to keep their jobs before tomorrow's trading deadline.
Mr. Levinsohn, who is most likely auditioning to keep the role on a permanent basis, has been with Yahoo since late 2010, when the chief executive at that time, Carol Bartz, brought him in to lead its Americas operations.
