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Keep your mouth shut

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Keep your mouth shut (about someone or something).
Fig. Do not tell anyone about someone or something. Bob: Are you going to see the doctor? Mary: Yes, but keep your mouth shut about it. Bob: Isn't Tom's uncle in tax trouble? Jane: Yes, but keep your mouth shut about him.
See also: keep, mouth, shut


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Keep your mouth shut in the future or make sure you remember what is going to be done in the Premier League.
Katherine, dear heart, remember when to keep your mouth shut.
I am old and ugly and I can deal with whatever you say, but when it comes to sensitive things like teenagers, I would advise you to keep your mouth shut.
 
 
 
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