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- keep (something) on the hush-hush
keep (something) on the hush-hush
keep (something) on the hush-hush
To keep something in a state of secrecy or minimal public knowledge; to allow something to be known only by a select few people. I need to tell you something, but you have to keep it on the hush-hush, OK? I just found out John and Tracey are getting married soon, but I have to keep the news on the hush-hush!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Stefano | | ste-FAH-no | Italian |
Imen | | - | Arabic |
Harun | | - | Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian |
Arsenio | | ahr-SE-nyo (Spanish, Italian) | Spanish, Portuguese, Italian |
Kamala | | - | Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali |
Alphonzo | | al-FAHN-zo | English (Rare) |