counsel

See: KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL.

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keep one's own counsel

[keep one's own counsel] {v. phr.}, {formal} To keep your ideas and plans to yourself. * /John listened to what everyone had to say in the discussion, but he kept […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

own

[own] See: [COME INTO ONE'S OWN], [DOSE OF ONE'S OWN MEDICINE], [HOLD ONE'S OWN], [IN A WORLD OF ONE'S OWN], [KEEP ONE'S OWN COUNSEL], [OF ONE'S OWN ACCORD] or [OF […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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American Idiomatic Expressions This online dictionary of idioms and phrases is based on original book by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner and J.E. Gates - "A Dictionary of American Idioms". Please, […] Dictionary of American Idioms

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