
Literal Translation: to keep something behind the mountain
English saying: to keep something to oneself
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example 1
Peter beschließt, mit seinem Heiratsantrag hinterm Berg zu halten und einen günstigeren Augenblick abzuwarten.
Peter decides to keep his proposal of marriage to himself and wait for a more favorable moment.
example 2
Ich halte mit meiner tatsächlichen Meinung hinterm Berg, um sie nicht zu verärgern.
I keep my real opinion to myself in order not to make her angry.

Peter decides to keep his proposal of marriage to himself and wait for a more favorable moment.
The police inspector says to the accomplice of the murderer, ‘If you don’t keep the name of the person responsible to yourself anymore, you will receive a lenient sentence from the judge.’
I keep my real opinion to myself in order not to make her angry.