Dead men tell no tales In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "dead men tell no tales", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2022-03-07 10:03

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.

(as) deaf as a post

Very deaf, completely deaf

between you, me and the gatepost

Used to tell someone to keep secret what you're about to say

be in cahoots

To be secretly working together

behind closed doors

Kept in secret

dead giveaway

something that unintentionally reveals a truth, a secret completely

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have the devil's own luck

If a person has the devil's own luck, he or she has extremely good luck.

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A: Yesterday I won a $10 million lottery jackpot and today I won a car in a draw.
B: You have the devil's own luck.

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