take to the grave
(Redirected from take something to the grave)
English
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Verb
[edit]take to the grave (third-person singular simple present takes to the grave, present participle taking to the grave, simple past took to the grave, past participle taken to the grave)
- (idiomatic, transitive) To never reveal (a secret).
- Houdini took his secrets to the grave, as he died shortly after performing one of his most famous escapes.
Translations
[edit]to never reveal a secret to one's death
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