keep quiet about

phrase

: to not say anything about (something)
She kept quiet about her plans to change jobs.

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Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco declined at a news conference on Wednesday to say whether law enforcement officials suggested Biden representatives should keep quiet about the case. Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023 Megan later claimed that Lanez offered her money to keep quiet about the incident. Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Dec. 2021 Union President Jesse Sharkey asserted that CPS has not lived up to assurances given when the two sides were hammering out a reopening deal and that CPS shouldn’t expect the union to keep quiet about the issue. Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2021 Choose your battles — and try to keep quiet about unimportant things. Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 3 Mar. 2021 See All Example Sentences for keep quiet about

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“Keep quiet about.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20quiet%20about. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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