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2024
mum's_the_word
mum's the word
English
Phrase
mum
's
the
word
(
idiomatic
)
The accompanying facts are a secret, not to be divulged.
Translations
the accompanying facts are a secret
Catalan:
muts i a la gàbia
Chinese:
Mandarin:
保密
(zh)
(
bǎomì
)
Dutch:
mondje dicht
Italian:
acqua in bocca
Russian:
об
э́том
ни
гугу́
(
ob étom ni gugú
)
,
об
э́том
молчо́к
(
ob étom molčók
)
Etymology
From
mum
(
“
silence
”
)
. Recorded since 1704.
Pronunciation
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