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bottle up

idiom

To keep suppressed and hidden.


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  1. 01

    bottle away

    To store up or stock up.

  2. 02

    hit the bottle

    To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.

  3. 03

    lightning in a bottle

    That which one seeks in attempting a difficult or challenging feat.

  4. 04

    lose one's bottle

    To lose courage and determination.

  5. 05

    new wine in an old bottle

    A significant change introduced to an entrenched system or method.

  6. 06

    old wine in a new bottle

    An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.

  7. 07

    pass the bottle of smoke

    To acquiesce in some falsehood; to make pretence.

  8. 08

    put the cork back in the bottle

    To revert a situation.

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