take a/the secret to (one's)/the grave
take a/the secret to (one's)/the grave
To not reveal a secret for the duration of one's life. I can't believe that grandma took such a huge family secret to her grave! If Uncle Joe hadn't blurted it out, we'd never have known about it! Oh, Emily is a loyal friend—she would definitely take the secret to the grave.
See also: grave, secret, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take the (or your etc.) secret to the grave
die without revealing a secret.See also: grave, secret, take
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- take the secret to the grave
- carry a secret to (one's)/the grave
- carry a secret to the grave
- Graves
- the cat is out of the bag
- won't breathe a word
- not breathe a word
- not breathe a word (of something)
- in secret
- pifky