my lips are sealed |
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| Lexical unit types: | idiom |
| Topics: | secrets, communication |
| Source domains: | the human body, container |
| Particles: | - |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | - |
| CEFR Levels: | - | Synomyms: | keep something under your hat | Antonyms: | let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans | Definition: | to promise someone that you will keep a secret they have told you | Examples: |
I cannot tell more: my lips are sealed.
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Motivation: |
The Metaphor Box at secret in the Macmillan English Dictionary (by Rosamund Moon): To keep something secret is like covering it, or putting it in a container, so that other people cannot see it. To tell a secret is like removing a cover from something, or like opening a container and letting something get out.
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Slične leksičke jedinice: keep something under your hat, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans, call back, not open your mouth