keep shtum

English

Alternative forms

• keep schtum

Pronunciation

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Verb

to keep shtum (third-person singular simple present keeps shtum, present participle keeping shtum, simple past and past participle kept shtum)

1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) Don't tell anyone; especially, keep silent about something that may be sensitive or secret.

   If I tell you, you have to promise to keep shtum about it.

Synonyms

• keep mum
• mum's the word