Meanings
present singular third person keeps one's lips sealed · participle present keeping one's lips sealed · participle past kept one's lips sealed · past kept one's lips sealed
- idiomaticTo keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
You can certainly trust me to keep my lips sealed about the matter.
Synonyms: keep one's mouth shut
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo keep quiet; to keep a secret; to not tell.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 守口如瓶
- 守口如瓶 (shǒukǒurúpíng)keep quiet
Finnish sinetöidä huulensa
- sinetöidä huulensakeep quiet
French ne rien dire, se taire
- ne rien direkeep quiet
- se tairekeep quiet
- ne pas desserrer les dentskeep quiet
Hungarian hallgat, mint a sír, lakatot tesz a szájára
- hallgat, mint a sírkeep quiet
- lakatot tesz a szájárakeep quiet
Polish trzymać język za zębami
- trzymać język za zębamikeep quiet
Russian держа́ть язы́к за зубами, держа́ть рот на замке
- держа́ть язы́к за зубами (deržátʹ jazýk za zubami)keep quiet
- держа́ть рот на замке (deržátʹ rot na zamke)keep quiet
Spanish no soltar prenda
- no soltar prendakeep quiet
Cite this entry
keep one's lips sealed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20lips%20sealed
“keep one's lips sealed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keep%20one's%20lips%20sealed. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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