Collocations for secret - adj.
VERBS
be | remain, stay | keep sth
ADV.
highly, top, very
a top secret meeting
absolutely, entirely | more or less | formerly, hitherto, previously
revealing the text of the hitherto secret treaty
PREP.
from
They managed to keep the party more or less secret from Christine.
Collocations for secret - noun
1. sth that must not be known by others
ADJ.
big, great | little | closely guarded, well-kept
a charming museum that is one of the city''s best-kept secrets (= that not many people know about)
hidden, inner, innermost, intimate
That evening she had revealed many of her innermost secrets.
open
Their affair is an open secret.
dark, guilty, shameful, terrible | commercial, family, military, official, state, trade
VERB + SECRET
have | guard, keep
Can you keep a secret?
betray, divulge, let sb in on/into, reveal, tell sb
She let us into her secret - she''d got engaged.
find out, uncover
SECRET + VERB
be/get out
How did the secret get out?
PREP.
in ~
The film stars were married in secret to avoid publicity.
~ about
There was some secret about the source of his wealth.
~ from
I have no secrets from you.
PHRASES
make no secret of the fact that … , make a secret of sth
He refuses to make any secret of his political allegiances.
2. only/best way of doing/achieving sth
VERB + SECRET
reveal, tell sb
PREP.
~ behind
She revealed the secret behind her extraordinary success.
~ of
the secrets of staying healthy
PHRASES
the secret of (sb''s) success