keep+secret

  • 131keep dark — (from Idioms in Speech) to keep it a secret But keep it dark we don t want to alarm him just yet. (A. Christie) I don t see how anyone else but Parker could have sent it. Depend upon it, his own man. But keep it dark we don t want to alarm him… …

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  • 132keep a lid on — verb To keep something secret. Its supposed to be a surprise, so try to keep a lid on it, will you? …

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