| 单词 | under one's hat |
| 释义 | > as lemmasunder one's hat P16. under one's hat: concealed, undisclosed, kept to oneself. Now chiefly in to keep (something) under one's hat: to keep something secret. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] > in confidence under the rose1546 under (the) thumb1577 sub sigillo1623 sub rosa1654 between you and me and the bed-post1830 between (or betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost1871 under one's hat1885 between you and me and the lamp-post1919 off the record1920 cagily1926 1885 C. M. Yonge Nuttie's Father I. xviii. 194 Nuttie..was taking in all these revelations with an open-eyed, silent horror... It was all under her hat, however, and the elder ladies never thought of her. 1904 ‘O. Henry’ Cabbages & Kings vi. 117 The governor man had a bit of English under his hat, and when the music was choked off he says: ‘Ver-r-ree fine.’ 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves xvii. 249 She kept it under her hat. She meant to spring it on me later, she said. 1938 E. Waugh Scoop ii. xii. 138 Now he had something under his hat; a tip-off straight from headquarters. 2006 Creativity (Nexis) 1 Oct. 43 That's all a big secret, so keep it under your hat. < as lemmas |
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