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one's lips are sealed

one's lips are sealed phrase: one will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.

Phrase

one's lips are sealed

  1. (idiomatic) One will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.
    • You're talking a lot / But you're not saying anything / When I have nothing to say / My lips are sealed1977, Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer”, in Talking Heads: 77

Questions about one's lips are sealed

What does one's lips are sealed mean?
One's lips are sealed means one will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.
What part of speech is one's lips are sealed?
One's lips are sealed is a phrase.

Words near one's lips are sealed in the dictionary

  1. one's heart sinks
  2. one's hour
  3. one's house in order
  4. one's jig is up
  5. one's last
  6. one's lips are sealed
  7. one's name is mud
  8. one's own boss
  9. one's own master
  10. one's place
  11. one's race is run

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