keep one's lips sealed
To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
You can certainly trust me to keep my lips sealed about the matter.
lips
UK /lɪps/ US /lɪps/
verb 1name 1
Definitions
verb
1
To kiss (passionately), to smooch.
Nah, that's not me / Act like a wasteman? That's not me / Sex any girl? Nah, that's not me / Lips any girl? Nah, that's not me
name
1
A surname.
Collocations
5ADJ.
clean, full, patient, pressed, sealed, together
She kept her lips sealed about the surprise party until the last moment.
VERB + LIPS
cannot, chapped, escapes, fell, moved, played, poured, see
A sigh escaped her lips as she stared out the window.
LIPS + NOUN
girl, napkin, tongues
She wiped her mouth with a napkin after finishing her dessert.
PREP.
from, in, in, on, with
She kissed him gently on the lips before saying goodbye.
ADV.
firmly, often, slightly
She pressed her lips firmly together and refused to answer his question.
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Idioms & Phrases
one's lips are sealed
One will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.
You're talking a lot / But you're not saying anything / When I have nothing to say / My lips are sealed
tight lips
Of a person, silence or reticence.
After M. de Kercadiou came M. de Vilmorin, very pale and self-contained, with tight lips and an overcast brow.
read someone's lips
To discern what someone is saying by watching the shape of the mouth rather than by hearing the sounds of the words.
Deaf people may be able to read people's lips, but it's not a foolproof means of communication.
read lips
To lipread.
Example Bank
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Nah, that's not me / Act like a wasteman? That's not me / Sex any girl? Nah, that's not me / Lips any girl? Nah, that's not me
Wiktionary02
Words of abuse poured from his lips.
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Clean your lips with the napkin.
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A sigh fell from her lips.
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Gorillas cannot use their lips and tongues to speak, but they can communicate with people in other ways.
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My lips are sealed.
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