- button up your lip
- button up your liphou je kop/bek
English-Dutch dictionary. 2013.
button up your lip
Look at other dictionaries:
button your lip — button up or button your lip (informal) Be quiet • • • Main Entry: ↑button * * * button/zip/your lip spoken phrase used for rudely telling someone not to say anything … Useful english dictionary
button\ one's\ lip — • button one s lip • zip one s lip v. phr. slang To stop talking; keep a secret; shut your mouth; be quiet. The man was getting loud and insulting and the cop told him to button his lip. John wanted to talk, but Dan told him to keep his lip… … Словарь американских идиом
button your lip/lips — (or keep your lip/lips buttoned) US informal : to not talk about something Button your lip. He s coming toward us. Don t tell him what I said, please. You know he can t keep his lips buttoned. • • • Main Entry: ↑button button your lip/lips see… … Useful english dictionary
button your lip — If you button your lip, you keep quiet and don t speak. It is also used as a way of telling someone to shut up … The small dictionary of idiomes
zip your lip — button/zip/your lip spoken phrase used for rudely telling someone not to say anything Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quietsynonym Main entry: lip * * * zip your lip … Useful english dictionary
button your lip — If you button your lip, you keep quiet and don t speak. It is also used as a way of telling someone to shut up. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
button your lip — do not tell anyone, on the QT Button your lip about the speeding ticket. Don t tell Dad … English idioms
Button your lip! — exclam. Shut up!; Be quiet! D I’ve heard enough outa you! Button your lip! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
button one's lip — also[zip one s lip] {v. phr.}, {slang} To stop talking; keep a secret; shut your mouth; be quiet. * /The man was getting loud and insulting and the cop told him to button his lip./ * /John wanted to talk, but Dan told him to keep his lip buttoned … Dictionary of American idioms
button one's lip — also[zip one s lip] {v. phr.}, {slang} To stop talking; keep a secret; shut your mouth; be quiet. * /The man was getting loud and insulting and the cop told him to button his lip./ * /John wanted to talk, but Dan told him to keep his lip buttoned … Dictionary of American idioms
lip — [ lıp ] noun *** 1. ) count one of the two edges that form the top and bottom parts of your mouth: His thin red lips stretched into a smile. 2. ) count the place on the edge of a glass or container where you pour out liquid: Careful, the lip of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
