make a secret of (something)
make a secret of (something)
To try to hide something; to keep something secret. I've never made a secret of my plan to eventually sell the company. Don't make a secret of what you're working on—share it with the rest of us!
See also: make, of, secret
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
make a secret of something
to act as if something were a secret. I'm not making a secret of it. lam quitting this job. Mary made a secret of her intentions.
See also: make, of, secret
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- make a secret of
- smuggle into some place
- won't breathe a word
- not breathe a word
- not breathe a word (of something)
- keep (something) dark
- keep it/something dark
- keep something dark
- mum's the word
- mum's the word!