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Evelyn Nguyen
2021-01-08 07:01
Keep schtum/shtum British informal verb phrase
To keep silent and say nothing to avoid getting into trouble
It's better to just keep schtum when the boss is angry.
I have to keep schtum about the terms of the contract.
Mary kept shtum when there was a conflict between her parents.
It's hard for anyone who loves to gossip to keep schtum.
The verb "keep" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This idiom derives from the word "stumm", meaning "to be silent" in the German language.
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