What does it mean to keep someone in the dark?

keep someone in the dark (about something) (=not tell someone about something because you want to keep it secret from them): You’ve kept us totally in the dark about what happened that night. Synonyms and related words.

What is another word for being kept in the dark?

What is another word for kept in the dark?

concealed	suppressed
censored	disguised
bottled up	hushed up
kept secret	covered up
held back	kept quiet about

What does it mean by being dark?

The state of being dark; lack of light. The state or quality of reflecting little light, of tending to a blackish or brownish color.

What does loving someone in the dark mean?

SONG MEANING: Adele’s “Love in the Dark” is a classic breakup song. Living with this relationship is living “in the Dark,” and Adele realizes that she want to “live” and not just “survive.”

What do you call a person who loves night or darkness?

Nyctophilia – (n) a person who loves night, darkness.

To keep someone uninformed (about something); to exclude someone from full knowledge or disclosure (of something). Keeping taxpayers in the dark about how their money is being spent is not how government should operate. I don’t fully trust John to keep our plan a secret, so I think it best that we keep him in the dark for now.

What is the meaning of in the dark Farlex?

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. (about someone or something) Go to in the dark (about someone or something). To be mystified or uninformed; to fail to inform someone. The figurative use of dark for ignorance is very old indeed.

Should we keep taxpayers in the dark about how we spend?

Keeping taxpayers in the dark about how their money is being spent is not how government should operate. I don’t fully trust John to keep our plan a secret, so I think it best that we keep him in the dark for now. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.