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What does 皆まで mean? As in 皆まで言うな

Don't say all of it?  
Don't say it to everyone?
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What does 皆まで mean?
「[皆]{みな} **まで** 言うな」 is a set phrase meaning "Don't finish what you're saying
(because I already know)!"

「[皆]{みんな} **に** 言うな。」 is a sentence, not a set phrase, that means "Don't tell
everyone!"

「皆」 is pronounced differently in these two phrases.
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