keep a secret

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: to not tell anyone else information that is meant to be hidden from other people

He knows how to keep a secret.

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How McHenry became interim speaker A post-9/11 rule required House speakers to keep a secret list of successors who could step up and run the chamber in the event something happened to him or her. —

Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for keep a secret

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