Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.

Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.
Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.
This is a secret or secret gossip. Do not tell it to anyone. (

Breathing a word

is fig. for whispering.) •

Bill: Have you heard about Mary and her friends? Sally: No. Tell me! Tell me! Bill: Well, they all went secretly to Mexico for the weekend. Now, don't breathe a word of this to anyone.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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