not utter a word

Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!

not utter a word

To be completely silent; to remain discreet (about something); to not tell anyone (about something). All the while our father was shouting at us, my sister and I didn't utter a word. Tom, don't you dare utter a word about this! I would die of embarrassment if anyone were to find out.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bernard	bər-NAHRD (English), BUR-nərd (English), ber-NAHR (French), BER-nahrt (Polish, Croatian)	English, French, Dutch, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Ancient Germanic
Billie	['bili]
Berry (1)	BER-ee	English
Olubunmi	-	Western African, Yoruba
Jagannatha	-	Hinduism
Katlego	-	Southern African, Tswana