Better keep still about it.

Better keep still about it.
Better keep still about it. & Someone had better keep still about it. & Better keep quiet about it. & Someone better keep quiet about it.
A particular person ought not to tell about or discuss something. (The

someone

can stand for any person's name, any pronoun, or even the word

someone

meaning “you-know-who.” If there is no

Someone had,

the phrase is a mild admonition to keep quiet about something.) •

Mary: I saw you with Bill last night. Jane: You'd better keep quiet about it.

Jane: Tom found out what you're giving Sally for her birthday. Bill: He had better keep quiet about it!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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