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!
See also: keep, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Stefanoste-FAH-noItalian
Imen-Arabic
Harun-Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian
Arsenioahr-SE-nyo (Spanish, Italian)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Kamala-Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Nepali
Alphonzoal-FAHN-zoEnglish (Rare)