secrets | ||
| Category: | Topic | |
| Description: | keeping and revealing secrets | |
| Detailed description: |
The Metaphor Box at secret in the Macmillan English Dictionary (by Rosamund Moon): To keep something secret is like covering it, or putting it in a container, so that other people cannot see it. To tell a secret is like removing a cover from something, or like opening a container and letting something get out.
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| Name | Lexical unit type | Topic | Source domain | Particle | Simile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| my lips are sealed | idiom | secrets, communication | the human body, container | - | - |
| keep something under your hat | idiom | secrets, communication | container | - | - |
| let the cat out of the bag | idiom | secrets, communication | container | - | - |
| spill the beans | idiom | secrets, communication | container | - | - |