tick a lock

Verb

To keep quiet or keep a secret.

Japanese Meaning

秘密を守る（情報や秘密を漏らさない） / 黙っている（発言せずに静かにする）

What is this buttons?

We need to tick a lock on this information until the investigation is complete.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

捜査が完了するまでは、この情報は内緒にしておく必要がある。

Details

Sense（1）

To keep quiet or keep a secret.

“Tick-a-lock,” he pronounced; all the while twisting his fingers about his lips, and further all the while holding to his constant, dramatic, and overly-serious stare over me.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Details

ticks a lock

（ present singular third-person ）

ticking a lock

（ participle present ）

ticked a lock

（ participle past ）

ticked a lock

（ past ）

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