KEEP ONE`S OWN COUNSEL

Meaning of KEEP ONE`S OWN COUNSEL in English

keep one`s ideas and plans to oneself He always keeps his own counsel and never really reveals his plans to anyone.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — not confide in others. → counsel
Concise Oxford English vocab
KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — {v. phr.}, {formal} To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. * /John listened to what everyone had to say …
Slang English vocab
KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — {v. phr.}, {formal} To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. * /John listened to what everyone had to say …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — v. phr. , formal To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. John listened to what everyone had to say …
American Idioms English vocabulary
KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — держать в секрете, помалкивать
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KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL — держать в секрете, помалкивать
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUNSEL — I. ˈkau̇n(t)səl also ˈkän- noun ( -s ; see sense 6a ) Etymology: Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWN — /ohn/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COUNSEL — — counselable; esp. Brit., counsellable , adj. /kown"seuhl/ , n. , pl. counsel for 3, v. , counseled, counseling or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWN — I. ˈōn adjective Etymology: Middle English owen, from Old English āgen; akin to Old High German eigan own, Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUNSEL — I. ˈkau̇n(t)-səl noun Etymology: Middle English conseil, from Anglo-French cunseil, from Latin consilium, from consulere to consult Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWN — adj to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; …
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
COUNSEL — noun result of consultation; advice; instruction. 2. counsel ·vt to advise or recommend, as an act or course. 3. counsel …
Webster English vocab
OWN — [own] adj [ME owen, fr. OE agen; akin to OHG eigan own, ON eiginn, OE agan to possess--more at owe] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNSEL — [coun.sel] n [ME conseil, fr. OF, fr. L consilium, fr. consulere to consult] (13c) 1 a: advice given esp. as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUNSEL — counsel BrE AmE ˈkaʊn t s ə l ▷ counsel|ed, ~led d ▷ counsel|ing, ~ling ‿ɪŋ ▷ counsel|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWN — / əʊn; NAmE oʊn/ adjective , pronoun , verb ■ adjective , pronoun 1. used to emphasize that sth belongs …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNSEL — / ˈkaʊnsl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun [ U , C ] 1. ( formal ) advice, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN — I. own 1 S1 W1 /əʊn $ oʊn/ BrE AmE adjective , pronoun [always after a possessive] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COUNSEL — I. coun ‧ sel 1 /ˈkaʊns ə l/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COUNSEL — n. & v. --n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWN — adj. & v. adj. (prec. by possessive) 1 a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COUNSEL — n. & v. n. 1 advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWN — adj. & v. --adj. (prec. by possessive) 1. a belonging to oneself or itself; not another's (saw it with my …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
COUNSEL — n. & v. --n. 1. advice, esp. formally given. 2 consultation, esp. to seek or give advice. 3 (pl. same) …
Oxford English vocab
OWN — ( owns, owning, owned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COUNSEL — ( counsels, counselling, counselled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWN
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COUNSEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a therapy/counselling session (= when someone is given personal advice ) ▪ At one …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
COUNSEL — [noun] [U] [formal]I should have listened to my father's wise counsel (= advice), and saved some money instead of spending …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OWN — See: COME INTO ONE'S OWN, DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE, HOLD ONE'S OWN, IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN, KEEP …
Slang English vocab
COUNSEL — I. noun 1 advice ADJECTIVE ▪ good , wise VERB + COUNSEL ▪ give (sb) , offer (sb) , provide …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWN — INDEX: 1. to own something 2. when someone owns something 3. the person who owns something 4. the things that …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — See ↑ HAVE/NOT HAVE 1, ↑ OWN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ alone/on your own/by yourself • ↑ be your own …
Longman Activator English vocab
KEEP — INDEX: to keep/continue to have 1. to keep something and not sell it or give or throw it away 2. …
Longman Activator English vocab
OWN — adj. 25B6; adjective he has his own reasons : PERSONAL, individual, particular, private, personalized, unique. 25B6; verb I own this …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KEEP
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

English Idioms vocab

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