keep one's mouth shut
Don't say anything
To keep one's mouth shut is to stay silent—either by not speaking at all or by not revealing something: Just keep your mouth shut about what you saw.
The phrase often carries a warning tone, implying that speaking would cause trouble.
It can also mean simply to stop talking: I wish he'd keep his mouth shut for once.
- hushAbsence of sound
- zip itCommand to stop speaking
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- secretiveInclined to conceal
- tactfulSocially sensitive and careful
quiet · keep quiet · disciplined · confidential · reticent · private · bite · zipper · tight-lipped · silence · say nothing · hold your tongue · bite your tongue · swallow · sealed · clam up · button it · mum's the word
keep one's mouth shutblab
Divulge indiscreetly
spill the beans · let the cat out of the bag · tell all · blurt out · reveal
keep one's mouth shutspeak up
Talk louder or opine
speak out · say one's piece · speak one's mind · stand up and be counted · find one's voice
keeps, keeper, keepers, keeping, mouth, mouths, mouthed, mouthful, mouthfuls