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hush up

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hush someone up
to not let someone talk about something. She knew about the defects, and company officials tried to hush her up.
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hush something up
to not let something become known. She could have died ten years ago, and the news was hushed up. They made a great effort to hush things up and maintain order.
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``Anyone who thinks you can hush up (the church's ministers) for a few pieces of silver doesn't know them very well.
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