to button one's lip

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "button one's lip "āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

to not say anything or immediately stop talking, particularly so as not to reveal a secret or make matters worse

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to [button|zip] {one's} [lip] definition and meaning
Idiom
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We always button our lips during important meetings.
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