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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

take to the grave en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To never reveal (a secret).
    • 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:
    • Houdini took his secrets to the grave, as he died shortly after performing one of his most famous escapes.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
taken to the grave Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
took to the grave Tense=Past lexicographic
takes to the grave Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
taking to the grave Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

dead men tell no tales · silent as the grave · omertà

Translations (10)

ru унести́ с собо́й в моги́лу (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · fi viedä mukanaan hautaan (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · pl zabrać ze sobą do grobu (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · de etwas mit ins Grab nehmen (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · fr emporter dans sa tombe (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · cmn 把……帶進墳墓 /把……带进坟墓 (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · hu sírba visz (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · es llevarse a la tumba (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · ru унести́ в моги́лу (to never reveal a secret to one's death) · sv ta med sig något i graven (to never reveal a secret to one's death)