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Healer Posted 4 years ago
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Keep something secret with someone.
What does the above mean? If I say "I shall keep it a secret with him.", does it mean the secret is shared only BETWEEN/AMONG the speaker, the listener and HIM? What does "with him" really mean? Is the secret supposed to be HIS secret?
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healer What does the above mean? I don't think that is a possible expression. You can keep it secret from him.
- healer What does the above mean?
- I don't think that is a possible expression.
- You can keep it secret from him.
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healerWhat does the above mean?
I don't think that is a possible expression. You can keep it secret from him.
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You can keep / share / have a secret with someone. (Each of you knows it, but nobody else does.)
You can keep a secret from someone. (Several people, including you, know it, but he - the "someone" - doesn't.)
That reminds me of a famous quote:
Benjamin Franklin: “Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
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