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keep_one's_lips_sealed

keep one's lips sealed

English

Verb

keep one 's lips sealed

(idiomatic) To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
You can certainly trust me to keep my lips sealed about the matter.

Synonyms

keep one's mouth shut

Translations

keep quiet

Chinese:
Mandarin: 守口如瓶 (zh) ‎(shǒukǒurúpíng)

Finnish: sinetöidä huulensa
Russian: держа́ть язы́к за зубами (ru) ‎(deržátʹ jazýk za zubami), держа́ть рот на замке (ru) ‎(deržátʹ rot na zamke)