keep dark

keep dark
1) скрываться

It's no less than natural he should keep dark: so would you and me, in the same box. (R. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne, ‘The Wrecker’, ch. XVII) — Совершенно естественно, что ему приходится скрываться. На его месте мы с вами сделали бы то же самое.

2) (about smth.) хранить в секрете, скрывать что-л., помалкивать, не разглашать чего-л. (тж. keep smth. dark)

Ferse spoke again: ‘You all thought I was gone for good. About three months ago I began to mend. As soon as I realized that - I kept dark. I had the will power...’ (J. Galsworthy, ‘Maid In Watting’, ch. XV) — - Все вы думали, что у меня это навсегда, - снова заговорил Ферс. - Месяца три назад я стал поправляться. Когда я это понял, я никому ни гугу. У меня хватило силы воли...

He can draw, can't he? Fancy 'im keeping it dark all this time. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 107) — А ведь рисовать он умеет. Любопытно, почему он до сих пор это скрывал?

You know I have kept everything as dark as possible up to the present, for it is foolish to talk first and fail afterwards. (H. R. Haggard, ‘Stella Fregelius’, ch. XIII) — Мне, знаете ли, до последнего времени приходилось все хранить в тайне, так как глупо сперва говорить, а потом не суметь сделать того, о чем говоришь.


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

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  • keep dark — To be silent or secret • • • Main Entry: ↑dark …   Useful english dictionary

  • keep dark — keep (something) dark to keep something secret. If he did know that Anna was leaving, he certainly kept it dark …   New idioms dictionary

  • keep dark — Keep one s own counsel, seal the lips, not breathe a syllable about it, keep the matter to one s self, be silent, be secret …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • keep dark — (from Idioms in Speech) to keep it a secret But keep it dark we don t want to alarm him just yet. (A. Christie) I don t see how anyone else but Parker could have sent it. Depend upon it, his own man. But keep it dark we don t want to alarm him… …   Idioms and examples

  • To keep dark — Dark Dark (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dark — [därk] adj. [ME derk < OE deorc, gloomy, cheerless < IE * dherg < base * dher , dirty, somber > DREGS] 1. a) entirely or partly without light b) neither giving nor receiving light ☆ 2. giving no performance; closed [this theater is… …   English World dictionary

  • Dark — (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dark Ages — Dark Dark (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dark house — Dark Dark (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dark lantern — Dark Dark (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dark room — Dark Dark (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc, deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.] 1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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