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zip your lip
idiom
informal(alsozip your lips)
to say nothing or stop talking: 保持缄默；不再说话
He's the sort of man who rarely bothers to zip his lip.
The sulker does not dare let her hostile feelings out. So she zips her lips.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling silent and not speaking
be (on) non-speakersidiom
bite
bite something back
bite your tongueidiom
button your lipidiom
clam
clam up
draw
mouth
quiet
radio silence
silence is goldenidiom
speak
speechlessly
speechlessness
stick
stick in someone's throatidiom
tight-lipped
tongue-tied
wordless
zip your lip
idiom
informal(alsozip your lips)
to say nothing or stop talking: 保持缄默；不再说话
He's the sort of man who rarely bothers to zip his lip.
Shut up George! Zip your lip!
The sulker does not dare let her hostile feelings out. So she zips her lips.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling silent and not speaking
be (on) non-speakersidiom
bite
bite something back
bite your tongueidiom
button your lipidiom
clam
clam up
draw
mouth
quiet
radio silence
silence is goldenidiom
speak
speechlessly
speechlessness
stick
stick in someone's throatidiom
tight-lipped
tongue-tied
wordless
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