Keep It Under Your Hat Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Keep It Under Your Hat Idiom mean?

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Keep it under your hat What does Keep it under your hat mean?	If you keep something under your hat, you keep it secret.
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Beat the daylights out of someone What does "Beat the daylights out of someone" mean?	If someone beats the daylights out of another person, they hit them repeatedly. ('Knock' can also be used and it can be made even stronger by saying 'the living daylights'.)

break out What does "break out" mean?	to become widespread suddenly	An influenza epidemic broke out last month. A fire broke out in the old building.
in bad faith What does "in bad faith" mean?	with bad or dishonest intent	The man was bargaining in bad faith when he tried to buy the car.
put off (something) What does "put off (something)" mean?	to postpone/delay something	They put off the game because of the rain.
clip What does "clip" mean?	short video or audio segment
make a hit What does "make a hit" mean?	be successful	Her cake made a hit at the party.

tri's What does "tri's" mean?	triceps (muscles on the back of the arm)
beyond one's depth What does "beyond one's depth" mean?	in water that is too deep, do something that is too difficult	in water that is too deep, do something that is too difficultThe executives appeared to be beyond their depth when they chose to pick a fight with the unions.
my gut tells me What does "my gut tells me" mean?	my instincts tell me that something is as it is	My gut tells me that I am not going to get a new job soon.
show one`s true colors What does "show one`s true colors" mean?	to show what one is really like or really thinking	I thought that the woman likes me but she showed her true colors when she began yelling at me on the telephone.

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Keep It Under Your Hat Idiom