close to your chest

close to your chest
close to your chest — see close, 2
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Main Entry:chest
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close to your chest (or US close to the vest)
◇ If you hold, keep, or play something close to your chest or close to the vest, you do not tell other people about it.

It's better to hold such information close to the vest.

She tends to keep her opinions close to her chest.

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Main Entry:close

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • keep your cards close to your chest — hold/keep/play/your cards close to your chest phrase to not tell people what you are thinking or planning In business, it pays to play your cards close to your chest. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • play your cards close to your chest — hold/keep/play/your cards close to your chest phrase to not tell people what you are thinking or planning In business, it pays to play your cards close to your chest. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

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  • play/hold/keep your cards close to the/your chest/vest — to keep your plans, ideas, etc., hidden from other people No one knows if he s going to run for reelection. He s still playing his cards close to his chest. • • • Main Entry: ↑card …   Useful english dictionary

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