Hide
Not tell
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Both tried unsuccessfully to hide the fact from the other, and got exasperated when their partner did not tell them about being sick.
- The little girl Aily from "Five Get Into a Fix" by Enid Blyton speaks beautiful Welsh, but her English is very broken ("Aily hide", "Aily not tell", etc.)
Source: Eloquent in My Native Tongue
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Not tell and Hide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hide/not_tell
Hide & Not tell. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hide/not_tell>.
Not tell or Hide. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hide/not_tell.
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