take something to the grave

English

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Verb

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

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

Translations

to never reveal a secret to one's death

Chinese:
Mandarin: 把……帶進墳墓／把……带进坟墓 (bǎ... dàijìn fénmù)
Finnish: viedä mukanaan hautaan
German: etwas mit ins Grab nehmen
Hungarian: sírba visz
Polish: zabrać ze sobą do grobu pf
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: унести́ в моги́лу pf (unestí v mogílu), унести́ с собо́й в моги́лу pf (unestí s sobój v mogílu)

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