button one's lip (English, verb)
expansion: button one's lip (third-person singular simple present buttons one's lip, present participle buttoning one's lip, simple past and past participle buttoned one's lip)
Senses:
glosses: To remain silent, especially in order to keep a secret or to avoid saying something inappropriate.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: buttons one's lip
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: buttoning one's lip
tags: participle
present
form: buttoned one's lip
tags: participle
past
form: buttoned one's lip
tags: past
form: button up one's lip
tags: alternative