secret

See: IN SECRET, OPEN SECRET.

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open secret

[open secret] {n.} Something that is supposed to be a secret but that everyone knows. * /It is an open secret that Mary and John are engaged./ * /Who will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in secret

[in secret] {adv. phr.} In a private or secret way; in a hidden place. * /The miser buried his gold in secret and no one knows where it is./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

leak to

[leak to] {v. phr.} To purposely let a secret be known, as if conveying it in the strictest confidence. * /The movie star's secret divorce was leaked to the tabloids […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

give away

[give away] {v.} 1. To give as a present. * /Mrs. Jones has several kittens to give away./ 2. To hand over (a bride) to her husband at the wedding. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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pass by the board

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put by

[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./

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