hush up
This page is about the phrasal verb hush up
Meaning
to try to keep something secret, especially something that could damage the reputation of a person or an organization
Synonym
cover up
For example
- hush up sth Governments try to hush up anything that could damage their chances of being re-elected, such as corruption charges.
- hush sth up When it became clear that he had died of a drug overdose, his family tried to hush it up.
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