| 词汇 | keep (something) to (oneself) |
| 释义 | keep (something) to (oneself)To not reveal or share some thought, idea, opinion, or piece of information with anyone else. I think it's best that we keep this to ourselves until we can determine what impact it will have. I don't want your advice, so if you have any suggestions, just keep them to yourself! Keep this to yourself.a phrase introducing something that is meant to be a secret. Andy: Keep this to yourself, but I'm going to Bora Bora on my vacation. Henry: Sounds great. Can I go too? John: Keep this to yourself. Mary and I are breaking up. Sue: I won't tell a soul. keep to somethingto adhere to an agreement; to follow a plan; to keep a promise. Please keep to the agreed-upon plan. Can you keep to what we agreed on? keep to1. Adhere to, conform to, as in Let's keep to the original purpose of this will. [Early 1600s] 2. Confine oneself to, as in Whenever she didn't feel well, she kept to her bed. Also see keep to oneself. ˌkeep something to yourˈselfnot tell other people about something: I don’t want John to know about this, so keep it to yourself. OPPOSITE: spread the wordkeep tov. 1. To refrain from venturing away from some place or activity: Because of the rain, the kids mostly kept to their rooms. 2. To adhere to some plan; stick with something: We should ignore these new projects and keep to the original purpose of our organization. 3. To remain private, unsociable, or uncommunicative. Used reflexively: The people at the party were not very friendly, so I kept to myself. keep to (oneself)1. To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning. 2. To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself. |
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