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breathe a word

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not breathe a word
to not tell people a secret Please tell me what happened. I promise I won't breathe a word.
See also: breathe, word

breathe a word
to tell a secret If you breathe a word of this to anyone, the whole deal will fall apart.
Usage notes: often used in the form not breathe a word: We were warned not to breathe a word about the party.
See also: breathe, word


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"You think I dare not breathe a word for my own sake," he continued.
If there is any device on the Scorpion for dealing with these infernal craft, I'd never breathe a word about it, if I were you.
You are not to breathe a word to any living soul, of my having been near the inn
 
 
 
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