mum's the word
mum's the word phrase: indicates that something is a secret and not to be divulged.
Phrase
mum's the word
- Indicates that something is a secret and not to be divulged.
- She doesn't know anything about it yet, so mum's the word, OK?
- … and that mum is the word till I give you liberty to speak1879, Anna Katharine Green, The Leavenworth Case: A Lawyer's Story, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 256
mum's the word meaning in Arabic and Persian
mum's the word in Arabic
- indicates that something is a secret
- السر في بئر
mum's the word in Persian
- indicates that something is a secret
- شتر دیدی ندیدی šotor didi nadidi
Origin of mum's the word
From mum (“silence”). Recorded since 1704.
Questions about mum's the word
- What does mum's the word mean?
- Mum's the word means indicates that something is a secret and not to be divulged.
- What is mum's the word in Arabic?
- Mum's the word in Arabic is السر في بئر. See Mum's the word meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is mum's the word?
- Mum's the word is a phrase.
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