keep a secret

idiom

: to not tell anyone else information that is meant to be hidden from other people

He knows how to keep a secret.

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Recent Examples on the Web

Shoot, a prospect’s ability to keep a secret should factor into the grade, too. —Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023

What use could health care have for someone who makes things up, can’t keep a secret, doesn’t really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what’s come before? —Darius Tahir, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023

What use could healthcare have for someone who makes things up, can’t keep a secret, doesn’t really know anything, and, when speaking, simply fills in the next word based on what’s come before? —Darius Tahir | Kff Health News, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023

On Monday morning, Ramírez sent Vallecillo a series of text message asking her to keep a secret. —Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 1 July 2022

Dear Annie: My mother-in-law can’t keep a secret to save her life. —Annie Lane, oregonlive, 30 June 2022

Sharpton: 'Nobody calls me to keep a secret' Sharpton, who had no editorial control of the film, has no problem with the title. —Neal Justin, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023

Five decades ago, Kathy Aderhold was told to keep a secret. —Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2023

Who gets to keep a secret in a hyperconnected world? —Sarah E. Igo, The Atlantic, 6 Apr. 2022

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