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 28 Sep. 2026.

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