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
AvgustAHV-goost (Russian), AHV-hoost (Ukrainian)Slovene, Russian, Ukrainian
&Thorn;ÓRmÓ&Eth;R-Ancient Scandinavian
KendrickKEN-drikEnglish
TopsyTAHP-seeEnglish (Rare)
Florettaflo-RE-tah (German)English, German (Rare)
Lefteris-Greek