KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT

Meaning of KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT in English

(informal)

SAY NOTHING, keep quiet, not breathe a word, not tell a soul; informal keep mum, not let the cat out of the bag.

2192; headword

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KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — stay quiet, remain silent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — informal say nothing; avoid revealing a secret. → mouth
Concise Oxford English vocab
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be or stay silent. - A rude expression when used as a command. * /When the …
Slang English vocab
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — {v. phr.}, {informal} To be or stay silent. - A rude expression when used as a command. * /When the …
Словарь английских идиом
KEEP ONE`S MOUTH SHUT — be or stay silent I tried hard to keep my mouth shut during the salesman's speech.
English Idioms vocab
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — v. phr. , informal To be or stay silent. A rude expression when used as a command. When the crooks …
American Idioms English vocabulary
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — держать язык за зубами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — держать язык за зубами
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — expr infml You'd better keep your mouth shut — Ты лучше помалкивай
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — expr infml You'd better keep your mouth shut — Ты лучше помалкивай
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — mouth shut, keep one's expr infml You'd better keep your mouth shut Ты лучше помалкивай
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
KEEP ONE'S MOUTH SHUT — You'd better keep your mouth shut — Ты лучше помалкивай
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHUT — I. ˈshə]t, dial ˈshe]; usu ]d.+V verb ( shut ; shut ; shutting ; shuts ) Etymology: Middle English shutten, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOUTH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KEEP
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHUT — /shut/ , v. , shut, shutting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOUTH — — mouther , n. — mouthless , adj. n. /mowth/ ; v. /mowdh/ , n. , pl. mouths /mowdhz/ , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KEEP — — keepable , adj. — keepability , n. /keep/ , v. , kept, keeping , n. v.t. 1. to hold …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHUT — I. ˈshət verb ( shut ; shut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English shetten, shutten, from Old English scyttan; akin to Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOUTH — I. ˈmau̇th noun ( plural mouths ˈmau̇thz also ˈmau̇z, ˈmau̇ths; in synecdochic compounds like “blabbermouths” ths more frequently ) Usage: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KEEP — I. ˈkēp verb ( kept ˈkept ; keep·ing ) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHUT — noun a door or cover; a shutter. 2. shut ·impf & ·p.p. of shut. 3. shut ·adj closed or fastened; …
Webster English vocab
MOUTH
Webster English vocab
KEEP — vt to have habitually in stock for sale. 2. keep ·noun that which is kept in charge; a charge. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SHUT — [shut] vb shut ; shut.ting [ME shutten, fr. OE scyttan; akin to MD schutten to shut in, OE sceotan to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOUTH — [mouth] n, pl mouths often attrib [ME, fr. OE muth; akin to OHG mund mouth and perh. to L mentum …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KEEP — [keep] vb kept ; keep.ing [ME kepen, fr. OE cepan; perh. akin to OHG chapfen to look] vt (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOUTH
Britannica English vocabulary
SHUT — / ʃʌt; NAmE / verb , adjective ■ verb ( shut·ting , shut , shut ) 1. to make sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUTH — noun , verb ■ noun / maʊθ; NAmE / ( pl. mouths / maʊðz; NAmE /) PART OF FACE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — / kiːp; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( kept , kept / kept; NAmE /) STAY 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHUT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOUTH — I. mouth 1 S2 W1 /maʊθ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural mouths /maʊðz/) [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KEEP — I. keep 1 S1 W1 /kiːp/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle kept /kept/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHUT — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1 tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOUTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KEEP
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHUT — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1 tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOUTH — n. & v. n. (pl. mouths) 1 a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KEEP
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHUT — v. (shutting; past and past part. shut) 1. tr. a move (a door, window, lid, lips, etc.) into position so …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
MOUTH — n. & v. --n. (pl. mouths) 1. a an external opening in the head, through which most animals admit food …
Oxford English vocab
KEEP
Oxford English vocab
SHUT — ( shuts, shutting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form 'shut' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOUTH — Pronounced /maʊθ/ for the noun, and /maʊð/ for the verb. The form 'mouths' is pronounced /maʊðz/. ( mouthing, mouthed) Frequency: …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KEEP — ( keeps, keeping, kept) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHUT — (~s, ~ting) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: The form '~' is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHUT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOUTH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
KEEP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOUTH — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - the opening in the face of a person or animal, consisting of the lips and …
Cambridge English vocab
KEEP — (STAY) [verb] [past:] kept - to (cause to) stay in a particular place or conditionI wish you'd keep quiet. [L …
Cambridge English vocab
SHUT — Synonyms and related words : ban, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, blank, blind, blind-alley, block out, bolt, bolted, bottle …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

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