under one's hat

under one's hat
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тайно, по секрету (обыкн. употр. с гл. to keep)

Casey held out his hand. ‘Well, thanks, Mr. Freeman. I'll keep anything you've told me under my hat.’ (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Thursday Noon’) — - Ну, спасибо, мистер Фримен, - Кейси протянул ему руку. - Все, что вы мне рассказали, я буду хранить в тайне.

‘But you'll never guess who my new boss is,’ he told Morris laughingly. ‘Strictly in confidence, I can tell you, Morrey, though it's got to be kept under your hat.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 64) — - А ну-ка, угадай, кто теперь мой хозяин! Нипочем не угадаешь! - весело сказал Альф. - Ну, так и быть, тебе я скажу, Морри, только это между нами.

In fact you're coming with me now in a taxi, to old man Kemp. We can't keep this under our hats. (A. Christie, ‘Sparkling Cyanide’, book III, ch. XI) — Вы сейчас поедете со мной в такси к старине Кемпу. Нельзя же держать его в неведении относительно всего этого.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • under\ one's\ hat — • keep under one s hat • under one s hat v. phr. informal To keep secret; not tell. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his hat until it was announced publicly. Often used as a command. Keep it under your hat. Syn.: keep… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • under one's hat — phrasal 1. : in one s head 2. : to oneself : secret keep the news under your hat * * * under one s hat In confidence • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • under one's hat — See: KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • under one's hat — See: KEEP UNDER ONE S HAT …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • under one's hat — idi under one s hat, confidential; private; secret …   From formal English to slang

  • under one's hat — phrasal not disclosed ; secret < kept the news under his hat > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • under one's hat — adjective Concealed; confidential; secret. Orestes Jones kept his real ambitions under his hat until the time struck …   Wiktionary

  • keep\ under\ one's\ hat — • keep under one s hat • under one s hat v. phr. informal To keep secret; not tell. Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his hat until it was announced publicly. Often used as a command. Keep it under your hat. Syn.: keep… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • keep something under one's hat — ► keep something under one s hat keep something a secret. Main Entry: ↑hat …   English terms dictionary

  • keep under one's hat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep secret; not tell. * /Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his hat until it was announced publicly./ Often used as a command. * /Keep it under your hat./ Syn.: KEEP TO ONESELF …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • keep under one's hat — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep secret; not tell. * /Mr. Jones knew who had won the contest, but he kept it under his hat until it was announced publicly./ Often used as a command. * /Keep it under your hat./ Syn.: KEEP TO ONESELF …   Dictionary of American idioms


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