keep/stay mum
idiom
informal
: to not tell anyone (about something)
She told him to keep/stay mum about the project.
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The man was able to con his now-wife Ashley and convince his entire family to stay mum about his children who are very much not just sperm-donor kids.
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Eugenie and Beatrice are going to keep mum.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: State Sen. Bill DeMora (D-Columbus), who serves as the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) convention and delegate director, urged the delegates in an email Monday afternoon to keep mum.
—Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 8 July 2024
Among those Trump sought to keep mum about his lurid misdeeds, prosecutors say, were:
Daniels, who alleges Trump cheated on Melania with her at a 2006 Lake Tahoe golf tournament, less than a year after the birth of his youngest child.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
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Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Eugenie and Beatrice are going to keep mum.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: State Sen. Bill DeMora (D-Columbus), who serves as the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) convention and delegate director, urged the delegates in an email Monday afternoon to keep mum.
—Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 8 July 2024
Among those Trump sought to keep mum about his lurid misdeeds, prosecutors say, were:
Daniels, who alleges Trump cheated on Melania with her at a 2006 Lake Tahoe golf tournament, less than a year after the birth of his youngest child.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Keep/stay mum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%2Fstay%20mum. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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