Idiom
keep quiet
Meaning
To refrain from talking about something; to keep a secret.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please keep quiet about the party tomorrow.”
“She asked her brother to keep quiet about the surprise gift until their mother's birthday.”
“Despite the reporters' persistent questions, the diplomat managed to keep quiet about the sensitive negotiations until the official announcement was made.”
Examples
simple
“Please keep quiet about the party tomorrow.”
contextual
“She asked her brother to keep quiet about the surprise gift until their mother's birthday.”
complex
“Despite the reporters' persistent questions, the diplomat managed to keep quiet about the sensitive negotiations until the official announcement was made.”
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