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button your lip
idiom informal(alsokeep your lip buttoned)
to say nothing or stop talking: 保持缄默；不再说话
He didn't want to get into a fight, so he decided to button his lip.他不愿意卷入一场争执，于是决定保持缄默。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling silent and not speaking
be (on) non-speakersidiom
bite
bite something back
bite your tongueidiom
clam
clam up
draw
draw a veil over somethingidiom
mouth
quiet
silence is goldenidiom
speak
speechlessly
speechlessness
stick
stick in someone's throatidiom
strike someone dumb
tight-lipped
tongue-tied
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