SO 5

kept ot themselves

verb

to spend time alone, not talking to other people very much

We don't see much of our neighbors - they keepthemselves to themselves.

behind closed doors

noun/ adjective

it ishidden or kept secret from public view

The dealwas negotiated behind closed doors.

let the slip

verb

to tell someone something that is secret by mistake

He let it slip that they intended to move to Canada.

spill the beans

verb

to tell people secret information

So who spilled the beans about her affair with David?

keep/stay mum

noun

to not tell anyone

he told him to keep/stay mum about the project.

let the cat out of the bag

verb

to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to

I was trying to keep the party a secret, but Mel went and let the cat out of the bag.

gave the game away

verb

to make a secret plan or activity known

we pretended we didn´t know it was her birthday, but Sam gave the game away

look furtive

verb

pretending nothing to hide

She look furtive

hush-hush

adjective

highly secret or confidential.

In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.

confidential

adjective

secret or private, often in a formal, business, or military situation

All information will be treated as strictly confidential.

blurted out

verb

Say abruptly or inadvertently, utter without thinking.

Unfortunately he blurted out how much he hated formal dinners just as his hostess walked in

top secret

noun

used to describe very secret government information

These defence plans are top secret, known only to a very few people.

conventional wisdom

noun

Common knowledge that is held to be true, but may not be.

The conventional wisdom says to feed a cold and starve a fever, but that doesn't reflect current medical practice.

a commonly held preception

noun

The usual opinion or point of view about something

A commonly held perception is that militarizing our border will help stifle the entry of illegal immigrants.

a fallacy

noun

a false or mistaken idea

The fallacy of their ideas about medicine soon became apparent.

verify

verb

to establish the truth, accuracy, or reality of

He verified that the item was in stock.

uncover the truth

verb

to expose to view by removing some covering

More than ever, I need to uncover the truth.

intuitively true

adjective

guess what this word means just by looking at it.

By the clues and the coincodences is intuitively true that was him

debunk a myth

verb

to expose or excoriateas being pretentious, false, or exaggerated

This popular television show uses physics, chemistry and experimentation to bust myths and debunk many urban legends.

disprove a myth

verb

an explanation of why the myth is wrong or how it came about.

This is usually an explanation of why the myth is wrong or how it came about.