Idiom
tight lips
Meaning
Of a person, silence or reticence.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Keep tight lips about the surprise party.”
“The detective asked the witness to keep tight lips until the investigation was finished.”
“Despite the intense pressure from the board of directors, the executive maintained tight lips regarding the company's impending merger.”
Examples
simple
“Keep tight lips about the surprise party.”
contextual
“The detective asked the witness to keep tight lips until the investigation was finished.”
complex
“Despite the intense pressure from the board of directors, the executive maintained tight lips regarding the company's impending merger.”
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