EN · C2 · idiom

keep your own counsel

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zachować myśli i plany dla siebie

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keep your own counsel

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Discussing meaning in context

  1. A

    About the inheritance, she kept her own counsel.

    W sprawie spadku zachowała swoje myśli dla siebie.

  2. B

    How do you understand the expression “keep your own counsel” in this situation?

    Jak rozumiesz wyrażenie „zachować myśli i plany dla siebie” w tej sytuacji?

  3. A

    Let’s first establish the meaning in this context. Identify details in the example that support this reading and separate them from our assumptions.

    Najpierw ustalmy znaczenie w tym kontekście. Wskażmy w przykładzie szczegóły, które wspierają takie odczytanie, i oddzielmy je od własnych założeń.

  4. B

    I’ll compare this passage with another example and check whether the expression keeps the same meaning.

    Porównam ten fragment z drugim przykładem i sprawdzę, czy to wyrażenie zachowuje w nim ten sam sens.

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Translations

Polishzachować myśli i plany dla siebieexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germanseine Gedanken und Pläne für sich behaltenexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishreservarse los pensamientos y planesexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianдержать свои мысли и планы при себеexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

W sprawie spadku zachowała swoje myśli dla siebie.

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English

About the inheritance, she kept her own counsel.

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German

Bei der Erbschaft behielt sie ihre Gedanken für sich.

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Spanish

Sobre la herencia, se reservó sus pensamientos.

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Russian

По поводу наследства она держала свои мысли при себе.

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Grammar

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keep your own counsel
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Example

About the inheritance, she kept her own counsel.

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