swear (one) to secrecy

swear (one) to secrecy

To make one promise that they won't reveal something that they know about. The company swore me to secrecy before promoting me to work on their latest product. OK, I'll tell you, but I have to swear you to secrecy!
See also: secrecy, swear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

swear somebody to ˈsecrecy

make somebody promise not to tell a secret: Before telling her what happened, I had sworn her to secrecy. Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.
See also: secrecy, somebody, swear
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • swear somebody to secrecy
  • swore
  • draw
  • draw (someone or something) out of (someone or something)
  • draw out of and draw out
  • draw out of some place
  • keep (something) on the hush
  • keep (something) on the hush-hush
  • swear off
  • swear off (something)