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Meaning of tight lips | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Of a person, silence or reticence.

idiomatic, plural, plural-only

Examples

“After M. de Kercadiou came M. de Vilmorin, very pale and self-contained, with tight lips and an overcast brow.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tight loop tight money tight oil tight pants syndrome tight scratch tight ship

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