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keep one's lips sealed

keep one's lips sealed verb: to keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.

Verb

keep one's lips sealed (third-person singular simple present keeps one's lips sealed, present participle keeping one's lips sealed, simple past and past participle kept one's lips sealed)

  1. (idiomatic) To keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
    • You can certainly trust me to keep my lips sealed about the matter.

Synonyms of keep one's lips sealed

Forms of keep one's lips sealed

third-person singular presentkeeps one's lips sealed
present participlekeeping one's lips sealed
past participlekept one's lips sealed
pastkept one's lips sealed

Questions about keep one's lips sealed

What does keep one's lips sealed mean?
Keep one's lips sealed means to keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
What part of speech is keep one's lips sealed?
Keep one's lips sealed is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep one's lips sealed?
The past tense of keep one's lips sealed is kept one's lips sealed.

Words near keep one's lips sealed in the dictionary

  1. keep one's head on a swivel
  2. keep one's head on one's shoulders
  3. keep one's head up
  4. keep one's head upon one's shoulders
  5. keep one's knickers on
  6. keep one's lips sealed
  7. keep one's mouth shut
  8. keep one's nerve
  9. keep one's nose clean
  10. keep one's options open
  11. keep one's own counsel

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