one's lips are sealed

phrase

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

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Meanings

phrase
  1. idiomaticOne will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.

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

    1977, Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer”, in Talking Heads: 77

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 我守口如瓶
  • 我守口如瓶 (wǒ shǒukǒurúpíng)I won't tell anyone
Finnish huuleni ovat sinetöidyt
  • huuleni ovat sinetöidytI won't tell anyone
French motus et bouche cousue
  • motus et bouche cousueI won't tell anyone
German meine Lippen sind versiegelt
  • meine Lippen sind versiegeltI won't tell anyone
Hungarian lakat van a száján, nem beszélhet
  • lakat van a szájánI won't tell anyone
  • nem beszélhetI won't tell anyone
  • nem mondhatja el senkinekI won't tell anyone
  • nem mondja el senkinekI won't tell anyone
Polish trzymać buzię na kłódkę
  • trzymać buzię na kłódkęI won't tell anyone
Russian на мои́х уста́х печа́ть молча́ния
  • на мои́х уста́х печа́ть молча́ния (na moíx ustáx pečátʹ molčánija)I won't tell anyone
Cite this entry
APA

one's lips are sealed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one's%20lips%20are%20sealed

MLA

“one's lips are sealed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one's%20lips%20are%20sealed. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “one's lips are sealed,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one's%20lips%20are%20sealed.

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