keep one's cards close to one's chest (English, verb)
expansion: keep one's cards close to one's chest (third-person singular simple present keeps one's cards close to one's chest, present participle keeping one's cards close to one's chest, simple past and past participle kept one's cards close to one's chest)
Senses:
glosses: To avoid revealing one's thoughts, circumstances, or plans.
tags: figuratively
idiomatic
topics: card-games
games
qualifier: literal
glosses: To hold one's hand close to one's chest so that other players cannot see the cards.
Forms:
form: keeps one's cards close to one's chest
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: keeping one's cards close to one's chest
tags: participle
present
form: kept one's cards close to one's chest
tags: participle
past
form: kept one's cards close to one's chest
tags: past