keep sth back
(NOT TELL) — phrasal verb with keep /kiːp/ verb (kept, kept)Definition
C2 to not tell someone everything you know about a situation or an event that has happened: I suspect she's keeping something back.Secrecy and privacy
(Definition of keep sth back (NOT TELL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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keep sb guessing idiom
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keep sb in phrasal verb
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keep sb in the picture idiom
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keep sb sweet idiom
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keep sb/sth from sth phrasal verb
- keep sth back phrasal verb (NOT TELL)
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keep sth back phrasal verb (NOT USE ALL)
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keep sth down phrasal verb (FOOD)
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keep sth down phrasal verb (SIZE)
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keep sth from sb phrasal verb
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keep sth off (sb/sth) phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- anonymity noun
- anonymous adjective
- backroom noun
- backstage adjective, adverb
- be none of sb's business idiom
- covert adjective
- covertly adverb
- coy adjective (SECRET)
- crypto- prefix
- dead men tell no tales idiom
- my lips are sealed idiom
- off the record idiom
- off-message adverb, adjective
- official secret noun
- on the quiet idiom
- trade secret noun
- ulterior adjective
- under the table idiom
- under wraps idiom
- undisclosed adjective
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Secrecy and privacy
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