keep quiet

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keep quiet - refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!"

keep one's mouth shut, shut one's mouth

babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

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"Lie down and keep quiet," whispered the cat, warningly.

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

Honeychurch, with the air of one who has considered the subject, "I shall not keep quiet.

A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context

Van Baerle, more afraid for his companion than himself, threw himself back into the carriage, but he could only keep quiet for half a minute, and the first twenty horsemen had scarcely passed when he again leaned out of the carriage window, gesticulating imploringly towards the Stadtholder at the very moment when he passed.

The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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