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 )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-03-07 10:03

Meaning of Dead men tell no tales

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.

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(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

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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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TODAY
in the Q-zone

Being on the brink of death with the mouth showing the Q-sign

Example:

She is in the Q-zone due to massive blood loss.

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