Keep sb guessing In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "keep sb guessing", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Jimmy Hung

2021-11-05 11:11

keep something under your hat , keep something under wraps , not breathe a word , keep your mouth shut

Keep (one) guessing American British informal verb phrase

Make someone uncertain about your plans or what is going to happen by withholding information

I don't know what the boss's plan is because he just keep people guessing.

The book will keep you guessing and throws you for a loop.

smell a rat

to doubt that something is untrue, unreliable or deceptive

blow hot and cold (about something)

To waver between two opposing opinions about something or someone

(be/hang) in the balance

Used to describe something which is uncertain.

keep (one) dangling

To keep someone waiting for your decision.

be off the beaten track

To be deserted or to be located in a remote or lesser-known region.

The verb "keep" should be conjugated according to its tense.