hush up (someone or something)

idiom

: to prevent people from knowing the truth about (something, such as a crime)
hush up a crime/scandal
The city government tried to hush things up when the mayor was arrested.

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In other words, money that a person pays someone to hush up something. — Michael R. Sisak, Fortune, 6 May 2024 Fortune’s Lila MacLellan reports on how, fearing political reprisal, corporations may feel pressure to hush up about their DEI practices. — Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023

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“Hush up (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush%20up%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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