Could you keep a secret?

Could you keep a secret?
Could you keep a secret? & Can you keep a secret?
I am going to tell you something that I hope you will keep a secret. (Also used with

can

in place of

could

.) •

Tom: Could you keep a secret? Mary: Sure. Tom: Don't tell anybody, but I'm going to be a daddy.

Sue: Can you keep a secret? Alice: Of course. Sue: We're moving to Atlanta.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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