keep one's lips sealed

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

keep one's lips sealed

1. (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
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• Russian: держа́ть язы́к за зубами (ru) (deržátʹ jazýk za zubami), держа́ть рот на замке (ru) (deržátʹ rot na zamke)
• Spanish: no soltar prenda