Collocation
keep a secret
Definition
to not tell anyone private or confidential information
'keep a secret' is a common English collocation. to not tell anyone private or confidential information
keep + a secret
“Please keep a secret until the announcement is official.”
Examples
- Can you _____ a secret for me?
- I promise I will _____ your secret.
- She couldn't _____ a secret, so I didn't tell her.
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- We agreed to _____ it a secret until Friday.
- He asked me to _____ the plan a secret from everyone else.
- They managed to _____ the surprise party a secret for weeks.
- I had to _____ my secret even though I wanted to talk about it.
- She _____ the secret for years and never told a soul.
- If you can't _____ a secret, please don't ask me for details.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder
- do a job to perform a task or piece of work; to complete work that needs to be done