English Dictionary

keep one's own counsel

動詞

To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation.

日本語の意味

自分の事情や内情を他人に明かさず、秘密にしておく / 自己の考えや行動について慎重に言及し、秘匿する

When office gossip starts about a merger, it's often wiser to keep one's own counsel rather than join the speculation.

オフィスで合併についての噂が出始めても、憶測に加わるより自分のことは内に秘めておく方が賢明なことが多い。

意味（1）

To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation.

Who wills, may keep his own counsel—be his own secret's sovereign.

keeps one's own counsel （ present singular third-person ）

keeping one's own counsel （ participle present ）

kept one's own counsel （ participle past ）

kept one's own counsel （ past ）