- hush up a matter
- keep something from being discussed
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
hush up a matter
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Hush — (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Hush (film) — For other meanings of this term see the Hush disambiguation page. Infobox Film name = Hush caption = Theatrical release poster director = Jonathan Darby producer = Douglas Wick Helen Whitfield writer = Jonathan Darby Jane Rusconi narrator =… … Wikipedia
hush-hush — [“haj haj] 1. mod. secret; undercover. □ The matter is so hush hush I can’t talk about it over the phone. □ What is all this hush hush stuff? 2. mod. secretly. □ They did it so hush hush that no one knew for a long time … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hush — v., int., & n. v.tr. & intr. make or become silent or quiet. int. calling for silence. n. an expectant stillness or silence. Phrases and idioms: hush money money paid to prevent the disclosure of a discreditable matter. hush puppy US quickly… … Useful english dictionary
To hush up — Hush Hush (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Go Tell It on the Mountain (novel) — Infobox Book | name = Go Tell It on the Mountain title orig = translator = image caption = First edition cover author = James Baldwin illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = Semi autobiographical novel… … Wikipedia
blackout — Synonyms and related words: KO, agnosia, amnesia, anoxia, asteroids, aurora particles, bamboo curtain, barrier of secrecy, blocking, brownout, catalepsy, catatonia, catatony, censorship, coma, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, curtain,… … Moby Thesaurus
Hushed — Hush Hush (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hushing — Hush Hush (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch quick, make haste, be silent.] 1. To still; to silence; to calm;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
