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Meaning of one's lips are sealed | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

One will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Deutsch meine Lippen sind versiegelt
Suomi huuleni ovat sinetöidyt
Français motus et bouche cousue
Polski trzymać buzię na kłódkę
Русский на мои́х уста́х печа́ть молча́ния

Examples

“You're talking a lot / But you're not saying anything / When I have⟳ nothing to say⟳ / My lips are sealed”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

one's name is mud one's own boss one's own master one's race is run one's ship comes in one's socks off

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