keep smb. in the dark

keep smb. in the dark: (keep (или leave) smb. in the dark)

держать кого-л. в неведении, скрывать от кого-л

In any case, I'm certain Audrey Noel never wilfully kept your son in the dark; she's much too proud. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Patrician’, part I, ch. XVIII) — Как бы то ни было, я уверен, Одри Ноуэл и не думала вводить вашего сына в заблуждение. Для этого она слишком горда.

Often she evaded my questions, and more than once she concealed a fact that she clearly knew. There were still places where I was left in the dark. (C. P. Snow, ‘Strangers and Brothers’, ch. 40) — Оливия избегала моих расспросов и не раз скрывала от меня известные ей факты. А многое было мне совершенно неясно.

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