To be reserved and aloof, avoiding the company of others. Samuel Richardson used this phrase in Clarissa (1748), and it was repeated by numerous writers, some of whom pointed out that it was a quintessentially English form of behavior. “He kept, in popular parlance, himself to himself.

What means keep to himself?

(UK also keep himself to himself) to spend a lot of time alone, not talking to other people very much: He was a quiet man who kept to himself.

What is another word for keep to themselves?

In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for keep-to-oneself, like: keep-oneself-to-oneself, remain aloof, keep-one-s-own-counsel, keep confidential, be a recluse, not breathe a word, cultivate solitude, keep under one's hat, hold-one-s-tongue, be a lone wolf and ...