keep something under your hat
/ˌkiːp ˌsʌmθɪŋ ˌʌndə jə ˈhæt/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
烂在肚子里
字面意思: «藏在帽子底下»
含义
to not tell anyone else about something
对某事保密,不告诉别人.
例句
- 1I'm pregnant, but please keep it under your hat until we've told our parents.
- 2My sister asked me to keep it under my hat that she's moving to Canada.
- 3The shop is closing next month, but keep it under your hat until the staff meeting.
- 4Maria kept it under her hat that she'd been offered the job in Paris.
- 5Can you keep this under your hat? The wedding date isn't official yet.
语法
只有 keep 变化形式:keeps、keeping、kept。something 是简短的宾语,如 it 或 this;your 要与人称一致。
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