keep one's counsel

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English - Turkish
sır saklamak
keep one's own counsel
fikirlerini kendine saklamak
English - English
To keep a secret for someone else; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning someone else's thoughts, deeds, or situation

Standish will keep our counsel, and the news will be old before it's known.

To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation

Khomeini's approach to decision making is to keep his counsel at first, allowing the advocates of different options to debate issues openly.

keep one's own counsel
To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation

The compressed lips suggest his principled reticence, his practice of keeping his own counsel.

keep one's counsel
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