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Carry A Secret To One's Grave ( dies without telling the secret ... )

"Carry A Secret To One's Grave"



A secret that you carry to your grave is something you never tell anyone during your entire lifetime.

Example: "Please, you must not tell anyone what happened." Reply: "I will carry your secret to my grave."



Something you know but do not tell others is "a secret", and "a secret you carry to your grave" is a secret you do not tell anyone during your entire life.

Example: "During his entire life, he never told anyone where he buried the money. He carried the secret to his grave."



When you don't tell even one person what happened, you "carry the secret to your grave".

Example: "She and her sister were abused when they were children, but they never told anyone. They carried the secret to their grave."



If you do not tell anyone that secret during your entire life, you "carry it to your grave".





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Carry A Secret To The Grave


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