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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 |
Merrill | | MER-əl | English |
Pontius | | PAHN-shəs (English), PAHN-tee-əs (English) | Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical |
Arnaude | | ar-NOD | French (Rare) |
Aristarchos | | - | Ancient Greek |
Ekber | | - | Turkish |
Rodolf | | RO-dawlf (German) | German (Rare), Dutch (Rare) |