(I) won't breathe a word (of it).

(I) won't breathe a word (of it).
(I) won't breathe a word (of it). & (I) won't tell a soul.
Fig. I will not tell anyone your secret. •

Bill: Don't tell anybody, but Sally is getting married. Mary: I won't breathe a word of it.

Alice: The Jacksons are going to have to sell their house. Don't spread it around. Mary: I won't tell a soul.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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