conspiracy of silence
noun/kənˌspɪɹəsi əv ˈsaɪləns/
Etymology
Definitions
Synonym of wall of silence.
- But neither spoke to the other on the subject. They had entered into a conspiracy of silence.
- Biggs—in the presence of Colonel Bristo—made a last effort to induce Sergeant Compton to join the conspiracy of silence regarding the identity of Miles, the Australian adventurer.
- That its educated followers no longer believed in a physical Hell, that its more advanced clergy had entered into a conspiracy of silence on the subject was no answer.
The neighborhood
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