Idiom
keep one's mouth shut
Meaning
To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly; broadly, to refrain from speaking altogether.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Please keep your mouth shut about the surprise party.”
“The boss told me the news early, but I had to keep my mouth shut until the official announcement.”
“Despite the intense pressure from the investigators to reveal his accomplice, he chose to keep his mouth shut and face the consequences alone.”
Examples
simple
“Please keep your mouth shut about the surprise party.”
contextual
“The boss told me the news early, but I had to keep my mouth shut until the official announcement.”
complex
“Despite the intense pressure from the investigators to reveal his accomplice, he chose to keep his mouth shut and face the consequences alone.”
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