keep your own counsel
Definition
› to not say what your opinions are: I'd love to know what Anna thinks, but she always keeps her own counsel.Secrecy and privacy
(Definition of keep your own counsel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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keep your head down idiom
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keep your head idiom
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keep your mouth shut idiom
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keep your nose clean idiom
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keep your nose out of sth idiom
- keep your own counsel idiom
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keep your shirt on idiom
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keep your/an eye on sth/sb idiom
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keep your/an eye out for sb/sth idiom
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keep yourself to yourself phrasal verb
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keep-fit noun
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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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