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kept one's lips sealed

kept one's lips sealed is the simple past and past participle of keep one's lips sealed.

Meaning of keep one's lips sealed

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.

Questions about kept one's lips sealed

What is kept one's lips sealed the simple past and past participle of?
Kept one's lips sealed is the simple past and past participle of keep one's lips sealed.

Words near kept one's lips sealed in the dictionary

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

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