kept one's mouth shut
Didn't say anything
To keep one's mouth shut is to remain silent, especially when speaking might cause trouble or reveal something better left unsaid.
The phrase often implies restraint under pressure: I knew the truth but kept my mouth shut.
It can be advice or warning: If you know what's good for you, you'll keep your mouth shut.
Sometimes it simply means not gossiping or betraying confidence.
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- lips sealedPledged to secrecy
- quietLacking in sound
- self-controlAbility to restrain impulses
- muteWithout voice or sound
kept quiet · said nothing · bit one's tongue · held back · confidentiality · trustworthiness · hush · non-disclosure · need to know · sworn to secrecy · under wraps · taciturn · discipline · loyalty · secretive · reticent · mum · discretion
kept one's mouth shutblabbed
Revealed secrets carelessly
spilled the beans · spoke up · talked · let the cat out of the bag · spoke out
kept one's mouth shutblabbed
Revealed secrets carelessly
spilled the beans · tattled · gossiped · loose lips · shot one's mouth off
kept one's mouth shutspoke up
Expressed oneself aloud
spoke one's mind · piped up · chimed in · weighed in · sounded off
keeping, keeper, keepers, mouth, mouths, mouthed, mouthing, mouthful, shutting