| 释义 |
breathe a word (not) breathe a wordTo share information that is supposed to be kept secret. Often used in the negative to encourage silence. And if you breathe a word of this to the cops, we'll come after you. I was told not to breathe a word, but I knew I had to tell someone about such serious allegations.See also: breathe, word(not) breathe a ˈword (about/of something) (to somebody) (not) tell somebody something, especially something secret: Please don’t breathe a word of this to anyone.See also: breathe, word |