keep one's cards close to one's chest

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans. figuratively,idiomatic
    — Balthus has always kept his cards close to his chest. When I asked him if Summertime was a transcription of Poussin's Echo and Narcissus—a variant of his lost copy—he did not reply.
  2. To hold one's hand close to one's chest so that other players cannot see the cards.

词形变化

keeps one's cards close to one's chest present,singular,third-person keeping one's cards close to one's chest participle,present kept one's cards close to one's chest participle,past kept one's cards close to one's chest past

词汇关系

近义词
chest one's cards hold one's cards close to one's chest play one's cards close to one's chest keep one's cards close to one's vest hold one's cards close to one's vest play one's cards close to one's vest

词源

The figurative sense is a self-evident extension from the literal sense.
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