keep one's mouth shut



keep one's mouth shut

Be quiet; don't reveal confidential information. For example, The teachers told us to keep our mouths shut during the entire presentation, or You can't tell Carol anything; she's incapable of keeping her mouth shut. Also see hold one's tongue.
See also: keep, mouth, shut

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nausikaa-Greek Mythology
Kalev (2)-Biblical Hebrew
IngaING-ah (Swedish), ING-gah (German), EEN-gah (Russian)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian, A
DaxDAKSEnglish
Frigyes-Hungarian
Dickey['diki]