keep one's mouth shut
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keep one's mouth shut
verb keeps one's mouth shut · keeping one's mouth shut · kept one's mouth shut
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To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly; broadly, to refrain from speaking altogether.
Near-synonym: keep it in the family
Similar: keep one's lips sealed, keep one's own counsel, STFU, STFD, clam up, zip it, keep it in the family
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| Italiano | tenere la bocca chiusa |
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| Română | își ține gura |
| Русский | держа́ть язы́к за зуба́ми deržátʹ jazýk za zubámi |
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