释义 |
keep one's own counsel keep (one's) own counselTo not share one's thoughts or plans with others. I'm just naturally a private person, so I keep my own counsel.See also: counsel, keep, ownkeep one's own counselSay little or nothing about one's opinions or intentions. For example, Betty is notorious for keeping her own counsel; you never know what she really thinks. This expression employs counsel in the sense of "a secret," a usage dating from about 1300. See also: counsel, keep, own |