also buttoned-up
If you say that someone is buttoned up , you mean that they do not usually talk about their thoughts and feelings. ( INFORMAL )
...the buttoned-up wife of an English clergyman.
= reserved
ADJ
also buttoned-up
If you say that someone is buttoned up , you mean that they do not usually talk about their thoughts and feelings. ( INFORMAL )
...the buttoned-up wife of an English clergyman.
= reserved
ADJ
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006