keep one's counsel
The phrase "keep one's counsel" is an idiomatic expression that emphasizes the importance of discretion and privacy in one's thoughts or intentions.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)To keep one's thoughts, opinions, or intentions private.
Example
- She decided to keep her counsel about the upcoming changes at work.
B2General
(informal)To maintain confidentiality and not share someone else's secrets or plans.
Example
- He kept his counsel and didn't reveal his friend's secret.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "keep one's counsel":
keep to oneselfkeep one's head downkeep quiethold one's firewatch one's mouthlay lowwatch one's backstay in one's lanesit on one's handswatch one's step