keep your cards close to your chest
keep yer KARDZ KLOHZ too yer CHEST
kiːp jər kɑːrdz kloʊz tə jər tʃɛstListen
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guard your plans, intentions, and sensitive information carefully by not revealing them to others until the time is right; maintain strategic discretion about what you know, intend, or are planning; derived from card games where a player who holds their cards flat against their chest prevents opponents from seeing their hand; used in business, negotiation, intelligence, and security contexts to urge confidentiality and caution about sharing information that could be used against you
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