| Word | keep your cards close to your chest = keep your cards close to your vest |
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| Description | be extremely secretive and cautious about something - informal The previous two idioms both refer to a hand of cards in a card game. If you hold all the cards you have a winning hand, while card players who hold their cards close to their bodies ensure that no opponent can look at them. be extremely secretive and cautious about something - informal The previous two idioms both refer to a hand of |
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