Keep quiet In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "keep quiet", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2021-12-23 09:12

Meaning of Keep quiet

Keep quiet bare infinitive

To keep silent.

The teacher said, "Keep silent, John."

Please keep silent when I am talking.

To prevent someone from revealing the information.

She was bribed to keep silent about the personal information of a rapist.

The murder intimidated the witness into keeping silent.

Other phrases about:

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Used to tell someone to keep secret what you're about to say

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To be secretly working together

behind closed doors

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dead giveaway
something that unintentionally reveals a truth, a secret completely

Grammar and Usage of Keep quiet

Verb Forms

  • keeps silent
  • to keep silent
  • keeping silent
  • kept silent

The verb "keep" should be conjugated according to its tense.

 

 

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