Loose lips sink ships



Loose lips sink ships.

Don't talk carelessly because you don't know who is listening. (From wartime. Literally, "Don't reveal even the location of a loved one on a ship, because the location could be communicated to the enemy by a spy.") You never know who is going to hear what you say and how they will use what they hear. Remember, loose lips sink ships.
See also: lip, loose, ship, sink

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NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Wall[wɔ:l]
Yevgeniyyev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-neeRussian
Eliasə-LEE-əsh (Portuguese), e-LEE-ahs (German), E-lee-ahs (Finnish), i-LIE-əs (English), ee-LIE-əs (English)Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English, Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Gr
Servaosser-VAWSLimburgish
CaoimheKEE-va, KWEE-vaIrish, Scottish
Navin-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam