Dead men tell no tales proverb saying expression informal
Secrets cannot be revealed by the dead.
If you want Kim to keep secrets, the only way is to killing her. Dead men tell no tales.
He found out that they smuggled drugs, so they murdered him. Dead men tell no tales.
Used to tell someone to keep secret what you're about to say
To be secretly working together
Kept in secret
This phrase is used to describe something very modern or updated or something that no longer looks like what it's used to.
It has been a long time since I left my high school, and now I have to admit that it's certainly not your father's high school anymore.