if someone in authority hushes something up, they try to prevent people knowing about it
used for telling someone to be quiet
Or was it an attempt of a community to hush up scandals within its ranks?
The court would probably hush up the sordid details, but saying goodbye to Mum was going to be tough on him, whatever way you looked at it.
Your father kept telling me to hush up and don't be a damn fool, but you know me, I had to put in my two cents worth.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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