to bite one's lip
1bite one's lip — ► bite one s lip stifle laughter or a retort. Main Entry: ↑lip …
2bite one's lip — phrasal or bite one s tongue : to hold back a remark one would like to make * * * bite one s lip To restrain one s anger or mirth • • • Main Entry: ↑bite bite one s lip 1. To do this to show annoyance or disappointment 2 …
3bite one's lip — idi bite one s lip or tongue, to repress one s anger or other emotions …
4bite one's lip — I wanted to say something about that hideous dress, but I bit my lip Syn: keep quiet, keep one s mouth shut, say nothing, bite one s tongue …
5bite one's lip — verb To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute. Buckingham bit his lip, for he saw the introduction of Lady Derby was likely to confuse and embroil every… …
6bite one's lip — stifle laughter or a retort. → lip …
7bite one's lip — restrain oneself, suppress one s emotions or impulses …
8bite one's tongue — phrasal see bite one s lip * * * make a desperate effort to avoid saying something I had to bite my tongue and accept his explanation …
9bite one's tongue — verb To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute. After the comments she made about homosexuals, I wanted to scream at her, but I bit my tongue instead. Syn:… …
10lip — ► NOUN 1) either of the two fleshy parts forming the edges of the mouth opening. 2) the edge of a hollow container or an opening. 3) informal impudent talk. 4) another term for LABIUM(Cf. ↑labium). ► VERB ▪ (of water) lap a …
