Posts Tagged ‘close to the vest’
“Close to the chest” or “close to the vest?” The answer annoys the hell out of me.
I’ve heard this idiom spoken both ways: “Play your cards close to the vest.” “Play your cards close to the chest.” So I wondered: Which of these is correct? The answer: Both. There is no definitive answer to this question. While it appears that “close to the vest” appeared first, “close to the chest” followed…
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