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be tight-lipped
be tight-lipped
1. to have an angry expression Dad was harassed and tight-lipped and I thought he was going to lose his temper.
2. to not give any information about something (usually + about ) Army spokesmen are tight-lipped about planned operations.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Headley | | HED-lee | English (Rare) |
Atherfold | | ['æθəfəuld] | |
Iosifu | | - | Old Church Slavic |
LonÁN | | - | Irish |
Temperance | | TEM-prənts, TEM-pər-ənts | English (Archaic) |
Ethan | | EE-thən (English) | English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin |