From the 6th paragraph of this article at The Gazette.
上記の文で、keep mumの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "keep mum" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
黙っている、口外しない下記例文1にあるように、stay mumとも言います。
Answer
According to Merriam-Webster:to not tell anyone (about something)
Examples
- She told him to keep/stay mum about the project.
- Make sure you kids keep mum in there or you're both grounded!
- You have to keep mum about Dave's retirement party—we want it to be a surprise.
- I just kept mum when she asked me where Ben was. She’d be furious if she knew.
- Please will everyone keep mum about Saturday. We want to give them a real surprise.
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