Idiom
keep one's lips sealed
Meaning
To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I promise to keep my lips sealed about your surprise party.”
“The manager asked the team to keep their lips sealed until the official announcement is made next week.”
“Despite the intense pressure from the investigators to reveal the source, the witness remained steadfast and kept her lips sealed throughout the entire trial.”
Examples
simple
“I promise to keep my lips sealed about your surprise party.”
contextual
“The manager asked the team to keep their lips sealed until the official announcement is made next week.”
complex
“Despite the intense pressure from the investigators to reveal the source, the witness remained steadfast and kept her lips sealed throughout the entire trial.”
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