- keep it under your hat
- Keep it under your hatIf you keep something under your hat, you keep it secret.
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keep it under your hat
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keep something under your hat — informal phrase to keep something secret Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry: hat * * * keep (something) under your hat : to keep ( … Useful english dictionary
keep (something) under (your) hat — to keep something secret. I ve got some interesting news, but you must promise to keep it under your hat for the moment … New idioms dictionary
keep it under your hat — If you keep something under your hat, you keep it secret. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
keep something under your hat — informal to keep something secret … English dictionary
keep under your hat — keep (something) under your hat : to keep (something) secret : to not tell anyone about (something) I ll tell you what happened, but you have to keep it under your hat. • • • Main Entry: ↑hat … Useful english dictionary
keep under your hat — To keep something under one s hat means to keep a secret. My boss has promised me a promotion, but it s not official yet, so keep it under your hat … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
hat — W3S1 [hæt] n [: Old English; Origin: hAt] 1.) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head ▪ Maria was wearing a beautiful new hat. straw/cowboy/bowler etc hat in a hat ▪ a man in a fur hat bowler hatted/top hatted etc (=wearing a bowler hat,… … Dictionary of contemporary English
keep\ under\ one's\ hat — • keep under one s hat • under one s hat v. phr. informal To keep secret; not tell. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his hat until it was announced publicly. Often used as a command. Keep it under your hat. Syn.: keep… … Словарь американских идиом
under\ one's\ hat — • keep under one s hat • under one s hat v. phr. informal To keep secret; not tell. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his hat until it was announced publicly. Often used as a command. Keep it under your hat. Syn.: keep… … Словарь американских идиом
hat — [ hæt ] noun count *** 1. ) a piece of clothing that you wear on your head: She was wearing a brown fur hat. 2. ) INFORMAL one particular aspect of someone s duties or responsibilities: She has to wear several different hats (=have various… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
