don't breathe a word
Example Sentences
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There you are with your comrades, every month, bold as brass, unapologetically coming to do your disruptive thing to me and my sisters and we don’t breathe a word.
From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2019
"Respect his confidence, and don't breathe a word to any one as to his doings, and you'll find your place worth hundreds a year."
From Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England by Le Queux, William
But till then, don't let this be seen, and don't breathe a word of what I have told you.
From The Rider of Waroona by Scott, G. Firth
But remember this: don't breathe a word of it to anyone.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
In the meantime, when you go back, don’t breathe a word of having seen me, and on no account let any one persuade you to—sell the outfit.”
From Shoe-Bar Stratton by Gage, George W.
