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a magician never reveals their secrets

a magician never reveals their secrets is the alternative form of a magician never reveals his secrets.

Meaning of a magician never reveals his secrets

Phrase

a magician never reveals his secrets

  1. A polite refusal by someone who has just done a magic trick to reveal how it works.
  2. (broadly) A refusal to explain how one accomplished something impressive.
    • "So how did you do it? Who were the bodies I saw? You didn't kill someone did you?” “No,” Nathan said, almost insulted by her questions, but a smile came over him. “A magician never reveals his secrets, Damarus. Now turn around and enjoy the silence.”2003, Michelle Woody, Figment of the Heart, →ISBN, page 291

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What is a magician never reveals their secrets the alternative form of?
A magician never reveals their secrets is the alternative form of a magician never reveals his secrets.

Words near a magician never reveals their secrets in the dictionary

  1. a lot
  2. a lot a bit
  3. a lot of bit
  4. a lottle
  5. a magician never reveals his secrets
  6. a magician never reveals their secrets
  7. A major
  8. a man is known by the company he keeps
  9. a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do
  10. a man's home is his castle
  11. A Mariña Occidental

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