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take to the grave

take to the grave verb: to never reveal (a secret).

Verb

take to the grave (third-person singular simple present takes to the grave, present participle taking to the grave, simple past took to the grave, past participle taken to the grave)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To never reveal (a secret).
    • Houdini took his secrets to the grave, as he died shortly after performing one of his most famous escapes.
    • Omigosh, you CAN'T tell her I said that! I'm so serious! Take it to the grave.2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Twilight Town

take to the grave meaning in Bengali

take to the grave in Bengali

কখনও প্রকাশ না করা

Forms of take to the grave

third-person singular presenttakes to the grave
present participletaking to the grave
pasttook to the grave
past participletaken to the grave

Questions about take to the grave

What does take to the grave mean?
Take to the grave means to never reveal (a secret).
What is take to the grave in Bengali?
Take to the grave in Bengali is কখনও প্রকাশ না করা. See Take to the grave meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is take to the grave?
Take to the grave is a verb.
What is the past tense of take to the grave?
The past tense of take to the grave is took to the grave.

Words near take to the grave in the dictionary

  1. take to the bank
  2. take to the bricks
  3. take to the cleaner's
  4. take to the cleaners
  5. take to the field
  6. take to the grave
  7. take to the heather
  8. take to the hills
  9. take to the next level
  10. take to the road
  11. take to the sea

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