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keep quiet

Also, be quiet or still . Remain silent; same as hold one's tongue . For example, Please keep quiet about the party . Also see keep one's mouth shut .
Refrain from moving, stay in the same position; same as hold still . For example, The doctor gave the young boy a toy to keep him quiet while on the examining table , or It's hard for the baby to keep still unless he's sleeping . [Late 1300s]

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Also, keep still .

After which we all just decided to go along with it and keep quiet?

For generations, gay priests were accepted into the church as long as they were willing to keep quiet about it.

The mouth gets to say all kinds of things, but the other place is supposed to keep quiet.

But they learned, they said, that it was best to keep quiet about such requests.

Meanwhile, staff at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas have been warned to keep quiet about the scandal.

During the three days of raising the loan your bears are to keep quiet; there are to be no manœuvres.

He will keep quiet so long as you do; but if you make an antagonistic move be will punish you if possible.

Then the King said that they would first of all keep quiet and learn more particulars anent this host.

We can't tell—don't care about knowing; you have met now; and keep quiet, if possible, whilst being vivisected.

He thought it best to keep quiet until Herbert Murray should be gone.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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