keep something shut
1keep mouth shut — keep (your) mouth shut informal to keep something secret. You can trust Sarah she knows how to keep her mouth shut. Do you think I should keep my mouth shut about seeing Jim with another woman? (sometimes + about) …
2keep your mouth shut — keep (your) mouth shut informal to keep something secret. You can trust Sarah she knows how to keep her mouth shut. Do you think I should keep my mouth shut about seeing Jim with another woman? (sometimes + about) …
3keep your trap shut — spoken phrase used for telling someone rudely to keep something secret Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quietsynonym ways of telling or not telling secretssynonym Main entry: trap …
4shut — shut1 W2S1 [ʃʌt] v past tense and past participle shut present participle shutting [: Old English; Origin: scyttan] 1.) [I and T] to close something, or to become closed ▪ Shut the window, Ellen! ▪ I heard his bedroom door shut. ▪ She lay down on …
5shut out — verb prevent from entering; shut out (Freq. 3) The trees were shutting out all sunlight This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country • Syn: ↑exclude, ↑keep out, ↑shut • Ant: ↑ …
6keep quiet — verb refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information Don t tell him any secrets he cannot keep his mouth shut! • Syn: ↑shut one s mouth, ↑keep one s mouth shut • Ant: ↑talk • Verb Frames …
7shut off — verb 1. stem the flow of (Freq. 1) shut off the gas when you leave for a vacation • Syn: ↑close off • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑ …
8shut — I UK [ʃʌt] / US verb Word forms shut : present tense I/you/we/they shut he/she/it shuts present participle shutting past tense shut past participle shut *** 1) [transitive] to close something, for example a door, window, or drawer Please shut the …
9keep mum — verb refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent The children shut up when their father approached • Syn: ↑close up, ↑clam up, ↑dummy up, ↑shut up, ↑belt up, ↑button up, ↑be quiet …
10keep your trap shut — spoken used for telling someone rudely to keep something secret …
