to keep schtum
[keep|stay] shtum

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "keep schtum"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

to decide to remain silent about something, particularly out of fear of making a situation worse

Dialectbritish flagBritish
Idiom
Informal
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Police have appealed for witnesses, but it seems the locals are keeping shtum.
LanGeek
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