دیکشنری فارسی

keep mum

ریشه و کاربرد

ریشه

Derived from the combination of 'keep', from Old English 'cepan' meaning 'to seize, hold', and 'mum', from Middle English 'mum, mom' meaning 'silent'.

مثال

  • He decided to keep mum about the surprise party.
  • She kept mum when asked about her plans.
  • The suspect kept mum during the interrogation.

ترکیب‌های رایج

keep mum about keep mum on

تعریف انگلیسی

verb
  1. refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent “The children shut up when their father approached” “Somebody ----s”

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