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mum's the word

interjection as in keep quiet

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“You’re not wrong about any of it, but mum’s the word. The good Madame is in disguise. Here in the bakehouse we can speak freely. There’s no one near and the walls are solid stone. But outside this room, she’s Flora the Bread Lady. Understood?”

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Parker co-hosts the Mum's The Word podcast, and runs a performing arts school in Kent, wellbeing retreats, and a family travel company.

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While mum’s the word for now, Mosher hopes to soon announce good news on the horizon for fans of the restaurant.

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Mum’s the word on which one will be pictured, but Schultz promised that “you’ll know who it is.”

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Mum’s the word from the senators in charge of electing Democrats to the upper chamber as they contemplate whether to support Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat-turned-independent, or Democratic challenger Rep. Ruben Gallego.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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