Keep A Secret Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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keep a secret What does keep a secret mean?	to not tell a secret to others	I have been trying to keep a secret about my friend's boyfriend for a long time now.
keep a secret What does keep a secret mean?	to not tell a secret to others	I am trying to keep a secret about my friend's boyfriend.
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as red as a poppy What does "as red as a poppy" mean?	bright red	The mark on my arm was as red as a poppy.

a faint heart never won a lady What does "a faint heart never won a lady" mean?	a shy or timid person must be bold to attract the woman that he likes	The man must be more aggressive if he wants to find a girlfriend. He should remember that a faint heart never won a lady.
trade on (something) What does "trade on (something)" mean?	to use a fact or a situation to one's advantage	The woman trades on her beauty and never helps other people.
shuffle the cards/deck What does "shuffle the cards/deck" mean?	change policy	change policyThe government was in the middle of an economic crisis so they did not want to shuffle the deck and cause any more uncertainity.
Scales fall from your eyes What does "Scales fall from your eyes" mean?	When the scales fall from your eyes, you suddenly realise the truth about something.
carb What does "carb" mean?	carburetor.	How many horses in this carb? carbs n. carbohydrates. 1. Too many carbs are bad, or so some people say.

Separate the wheat from the chaff What does "Separate the wheat from the chaff" mean?	When you separate the wheat from the chaff, you select what is useful or valuable and reject what is useless or worthless.
Dig your heels in What does "Dig your heels in" mean?	If you dig your heels in, you start to resist something.
be all over (something) What does "be all over (something)" mean?	like (something); be fascinated by; be obsessed by.	He really likes her, he's all over her.
judge (someone) on his or her own merit What does "judge (someone) on his or her own merit" mean?	to judge or evaluate someone on his or her own achievements and virtues	We judged the man on his own merit and not by what people were saying about him.
Jam tomorrow What does "Jam tomorrow" mean?	(UK) This idiom is used when people promise good things for the future that will never come.

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Keep A Secret Idiom