Mum's The Word Idioms - Definition Examples - CAE CPE IELTS 8 Vocabulary - British English
A full explanation of the informal idiom mum's the word. If you say mum's the word, you mean that the information you have given is secret and not to be revealed. It is the same as saying, don't let the cat out of the bag.
Notice that the phrase mum's the word has to be used intact without changes. The word mum comes from an old English word meaning silent.
The idiom mums the word is slightly informal English.
The video contains examples of mums the word in a sentence.
It's a secret. Mum's the word!
Mum's the word! Don't tell a soul.
About what happened last night. Mums the word.
I don't want my boss finding out, so mums the word.
Mum's the word ... this information is secret.
Idioms like mum's the word are good to add to your vocabulary for official exams like CAE CPE or IELTS.
Remember it is important to use the correct syntax when using new idioms.
This phrase was first seen in the fourteenth century in William Langland's work Piers Ploughman.
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