Question of the Day #623

Jumping down, in shock but not falling, I keep mum till I'm with teary headquarters friends, who also know.

From the 7th paragraph of this article at the History News Network.

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

Stay mumという言い方もできます。

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.
• In politics, as in life, truth hurts. Better to keep mum.
• He is keeping mum about his feelings on the matter.

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