08.02.2018 Idioms: secrets

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an injury or mark where the skin has not been broken but is darker in colour start learning		bruise
reveal a secret start learning		divulge a secret
sth that is not accepted in society start learning		frowned-upon Smoking is frowned upon in many societies
forced to start learning		compelled to He felt compelled to report the incident
obligatory start learning		compulsory
to spend time alone, not talking to other people very much start learning		keep themselves to themselves We don't see much of our neighbours - they keep themselves to themselves
when sth is hidden or kept secret from public view start learning		behind closed doors
to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to start learning		let the cat out of the bag I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag
to tell people secret information start learning		spill the beans So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?
to tell people about something without intending to start learning		let sth slip He let it slip that he hadn't actually read the report
stay silent (about the secret) start learning		keep/stay schtum
to spoil a surprise or a joke by telling someone something that should have been kept secret start learning		give the game away
to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden start learning		disclose
between you and me start learning		hush-hush It's hush-hush, so don't tell anyone
top secret operation start learning		covert operation
(of people) behaving secretly and often dishonestly start learning		furtive She looks furtive
divulhe a secret start learning		blurt out a secret

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