keep nothing back

Example Sentences

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Tell me all, mother; tell me every thing; I adjure you to keep nothing back.

From Bred in the Bone by Payn, James

Thou shouldst tell me thy business and keep nothing back.

From Four Arthurian Romances by Comfort, William Wistar

Listen! if you will write to the Queen and tell her all about the matter, and keep nothing back, I will bring you pen, ink, and paper.

From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina

I beg of you," said Harley, "to keep nothing back, however remote it may appear to be.

From Bat Wing by Rohmer, Sax

If Gaston were there—" "Yes, I understand; if he authorized you to tell me, you would keep nothing back.

From The Regent's Daughter by Dumas père, Alexandre