Keep his counsel?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: <span word="He">He</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span>.</p><p><span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="being">being</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span>”. <span word="Counsel">Counsel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confide">confide</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="counsel">counsel</span>”. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="word">word</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="formal">formal</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="lightly">lightly</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>’<span word="t">t</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="use">use</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="further">further</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="why">why</span> “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="landed">landed</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span>, <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tongue">tongue</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> (<span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>. <span word="Off">Off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> (<span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="count">count</span>) <span word="why">why</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span>.</p>
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