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Meaning of hold one's jaw | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.
idiomatic, obsolete
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, jaw.

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

hold one's liquor hold one's mouth right hold one's nerve hold one's nose hold one's nose up hold one's own