bite one's lip
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bite one's lip
verb bites one's lip · biting one's lip · bit one's lip · bitten one's lip
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To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute.
Buckingham bit his lip, for he saw the introduction of Lady Derby was likely to confuse and embroil every preparation which he had arranged for his defence; […]
Similar: bite one's tongue
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