"close to one's vest" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: closer to one's vest [comparative], closest to one's vest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|closer to one's vest|head=close to one's vest|sup=closest to one's vest}} close to one's vest (comparative closer to one's vest, superlative closest to one's vest)
  1. Alternative form of close to the vest Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: close to the vest
    Sense id: en-close_to_one's_vest-en-adv-0EgswloV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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