don't breathe a word
Example Sentences
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There you are with your comrades, every month, bold as brass, unapologetically coming to do your disruptive thing to me and my sisters and we don’t breathe a word.
From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2019
But remember this: don't breathe a word of it to anyone.
From Swirling Waters by Rittenberg, Max
For Heaven's sake, dear friend, don't breathe a word to any living soul of what you were clever enough to guess last night!
From Peter Ibbetson by Du Maurier, George
Now, Tolliver, whatever you do, don't breathe a word about this Bridalbin—don't mention his name to a soul, not even to your grandmother.
From Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction by Harris, Joel Chandler
"Now go right back to your room and don't breathe a word of this to anyone."
From Through the Wall by Moffett, Cleveland
