TODAY'S IDIOM: KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT

"KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT"

If someone tells you a secret and you keep it under your hat, you don't tell anyone.

Example: Aunt Biddy said she couldn't possibly tell me the family secrets because she'd pledged on her mother's grave to keep them under her hat. 

Mantenerlo en secreto.

Example sentences:

• I'll only tell you if you promise to keep it under your hat / Solo te lo diré si me prometes que mantendrás el secreto.

• I agreed to keep it under my hat and never tell anyone / Yo acordé en manterlo en secreto y nunca decírselo a nadie.

Additional examples:

• Keep this under your hat, but I'm getting married.  

• I've got some interesting news, but you must promise to keep it under your hat for the moment.

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