keep in the dark

To intentionally withhold information from someone. Either to avoid confrontation or to gain from the other’s lack of information. From the comparison to mushrooms, “I’m like a mushroom, then keep me in the dark and feed me bullshit.”

When it comes to keeping something secret, the plan should be to keep in the dark.

by RadioRay September 25, 2005

keeping dark

To hide or conceal something that might be incriminating to you.

I promised my wife that I would stop gambling, so I'm definitely keeping dark my recent loss at the race track!

by talk2me-JCH2 July 11, 2023