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Idiom

best-kept secret

Meaning

Something interesting or important but not well-known.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“This small park is the city's best-kept secret.”

“Many locals consider this quiet beach the town's best-kept secret because it never gets crowded.”

“While the famous museums draw millions of tourists, the small gallery tucked away in the alley remains the city's best-kept secret among art lovers.”

Examples

simple

“This small park is the city's best-kept secret.”

contextual

“Many locals consider this quiet beach the town's best-kept secret because it never gets crowded.”

complex

“While the famous museums draw millions of tourists, the small gallery tucked away in the alley remains the city's best-kept secret among art lovers.”

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