what someone doesn't know can't/won't hurt him/her
idiom
—used to say that if someone does not know about something, he or she cannot be damaged by it, blamed for it, etc.
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“What someone doesn't know can't/won't hurt him/her.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20someone%20doesn%27t%20know%20can%27t%2Fwon%27t%20hurt%20him%2Fher. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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