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- be tight-lipped
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 |
| Glauco | | GLOW-ko (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Itzal | | - | Basque |
| Yoshiro | | yo-shee-ṙo: | Japanese |
| Gerald | | JER-əld (English), GE-rahlt (German) | English, German |
| Taegan | | - | English (Rare) |
| Michail | | - | Greek, Russian |