"that's for me to know and you to find out" meaning in All languages combined

See that's for me to know and you to find out on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-that's for me to know and you to find out.wav
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  1. (informal, colloquial, somewhat childish) A phrase used to reply to a question whose answer the speaker does not want to reveal. Tags: childish, colloquial, informal Related terms: who wants to know Translations (a phrase used to reply to a question whose answer the speaker doesn't want to reveal): dat is voor jou een vraag en voor mij een weet (Dutch), siinäpä sinulle mietittävää (Finnish), ça ne regarde que moi (French), masz się domyślać [imperfective] (Polish)
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