button one's lip

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button one's lip

verb buttons one's lip · buttoning one's lip · buttoned one's lip · button up one's lip

idiomatic To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate. "Yes," put in Solomon. "I've been tipped off to this guy Mars, and you'd better tell him to button up his lip and not start anything."
Similar: bite one's lip, zip one's lip

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@misc{button_one_s_lip_2026,
  title = {button one's lip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/button%20one's%20lip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}