figurative. The breast considered as the seat of thoughts and feelings. Cf. heart, n. int.adv. The repository of secret thoughts and counsels: hence…
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释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > operate secretly [verb (intransitive)] > share secret (4) to be of (a person's) bosom1608 figurative. The breast considered as the seat of thoughts and feelings. Cf. heart, n. int.adv. The repository of secret thoughts and counsels: hence… to be in (rarely on) the secret1680 (Chiefly in senses A. 3 A. 4) to be in (rarely †on) the secret, to be one of the participants in a secret; †to be of secrets with, to share the… to be on the in1932 colloquial (originally U.S.). to be on the in: to be an insider; to have special access to someone or something. to be on the inside1932 The inner history, the real facts; also, a person in possession of such information. to be on the inside, to have knowledge that is not generally… |
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