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keep it under one's hat

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Keep something a secret.

There are four origins of this idiom (I GUARANTEE IT):

- English archers protected their bows by putting the strings on their heads under their helmets;
- “keep it under our hat” was mentioned in 1982 in periodical "Gleanings in Bee Culture";
- President Abraham Lincoln's stove pipe hat, where he kept important papers;
- the ceremonial swordbearer of the Lord Mayor of London (can be dated to 1420), who keeps the key to the Lord Mayor’s seal of office in a special pocket in his hat.
-keep it under one's hat-

Joey: All right, what else?
Chandler: Well uh, there was acting classes, stage combat classes, tap classes…

Joey: Which we're still keeping under our hats!
by Kisa Boris July 13, 2016
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When all is calm and all is bright you say "It's all good under the hijab".
Max: "Hey dude, I heard that Stephanie broke up with you. How are you?"
Bret: "Yea man, I'm good, it's all good under the hijab.."
by Retr0200202 June 3, 2019
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When lying in bed rubbing one out and you blow your load onto your partner's back, then proceed to pull down their shirt like nothing happened.
Hopefully I'm at work when my girlfriend finds out I was sweeping it under the rug.
by Lycoris Leingod June 12, 2020
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swept it under the rug

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slyly hide crummy work to save time and energy.
Instead of picking up the dirt after cleaning the floor, he sneakily "swept it under the rug" to save himself time and effort.
by Phillip Barton May 15, 2006
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