The children shut up when their father approached
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He kept mum about what he'd seen.
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keep mum — If you keep mum about something, you keep quiet and don t tell anyone … The small dictionary of idiomes
keep mum — verb To not talk; especially keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret. Be like dad, keep mum (British wartime poster) Syn: keep shtum, mums the word … Wiktionary
keep mum — If you keep mum about something, you keep quiet and don t tell anyone. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Keep mum — If you keep mum about something, you keep quiet and don t tell anyone … Dictionary of English idioms
keep mum — informal remain silent so as not to reveal a secret. → mum … English new terms dictionary
keep mum — not tell, keep quiet, remain silent … English contemporary dictionary
keep mum — informal to keep something secret … English dictionary
Mum — Mum, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Mumble}.] Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak. [1913 Webster] {mum s the word} keep this a secret; don t tell anybody. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mum's the word — Mum Mum, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Mumble}.] Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. Shak. [1913 Webster] {mum s the word} keep this a secret; don t tell anybody. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mum and the Sothsegger — is an anonymous fifteenth century alliterative English poem, written during the Alliterative Revival. It is ostensibly an example of medieval debate poetry between the principles of the oppressive figure of Mum ( Silence , as in to keep mum ) and … Wikipedia
