"Take the secret to the grave" nghĩa là gì?

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'Take a/the secret to the/one's grave' = mang theo bí mật xuống mồ -> nghĩa là không hề tiết lộ bí mật ngay cả đến lúc chết.

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B&B fans will recognize the straight-talking detective. Last year, he was hot on the heels of Bill Spencer’s (Don Diamont) shooter, but when Bill found out that Taylor Hayes (Hunter Tylo) shot him, he promised to take the secret to the grave.

Many people have dirty laundry. Family secrets are known, but not talked about. One day you are told something juicy in the strictest confidence. You are cautioned not to tell anyone. Then they wait. Pass: Word of this unique secret never surfaces within that social group. You will take the secret to the grave. Your spouse (bạn đời) is silent, too.

Basically, instead of putting Jon’s life at risk, the always loyal Stark decided to take the secret to the grave, letting the world think he was disloyal (không chung thủy) to his wife in order to keep his promise. Looking back at their relationship, if Catelyn knew about Jon’s real parents, she would have likely acted differently towards him which may have given the secret away - a risk Ned couldn’t take.

"I genuinely thought I was going to take the secret to the grave." He knew he was gay at age eight but with parents of Indian, Sunni Muslim heritage, he says there was a level of expectation: "My parents were really looking forward to having daughters-in-law (con dâu) one day. "I thought maybe I'd enter a fake marriage as I didn't want to ruin that whole perfect nuclear family (gia đình hạt nhân). I felt the burden of ruining it."

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