Everyday idiom 9.13: tight-lipped
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My father fought in World War Two. And he must have been a real hero -- he has a whole box full of medals. But he's a tight-lipped man who never talks about what he did to earn them.
Mary is very open with me about almost everything. Every day she tells me all sorts of things that happens at school. But lately she's been so tight-lipped about her boyfriend Jack. If I ask too many questions she gets angry.![[em3]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_grin.gif)
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12 Sep 2007 20:44
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Replying to [Admin]: Loath to speak; close-mouthed.
After Marriage mens are found tight lipped. & Womens can't sit tight Lipped...![[em2]](http://img.alibaba.com/images/eng/style/icon/emoticons_laugh.gif)
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"a person got heart attack when he saw 4 womens sitting tight lipped."
After Marriage mens are found tight lipped. & Womens can't sit tight Lipped...
Or
"a person got heart attack when he saw 4 womens sitting tight lipped."
13 Sep 2007 03:48
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Replying to [Admin]:
Post traumatic incident can turn someone from a very cheerful person into tight-lipped person.
the incident apparently become a permanent image on someone's head.
shocking the consciousness of a thought. from long term act like during a war to a speed light act, like almost hit by a truck when crossing the street.
there are memories, unlikely bad memories coloring the whole screen of one's whole memories. sorrow, death, horror, disappointment, etc. the emotion is bigger he feels than he can say it by words.
Post traumatic incident can turn someone from a very cheerful person into tight-lipped person.
the incident apparently become a permanent image on someone's head.
shocking the consciousness of a thought. from long term act like during a war to a speed light act, like almost hit by a truck when crossing the street.
there are memories, unlikely bad memories coloring the whole screen of one's whole memories. sorrow, death, horror, disappointment, etc. the emotion is bigger he feels than he can say it by words.
14 Sep 2007 03:37
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Replying to [Admin]:Dear Admin,
Tght-Lipped It usually used as a adjective. Synonyms:close-mouthed,silent, reticent,taciturn, uncommunicable etc..
Origin definition of Tght-Lipped: Having the lips pressed together.
Eg: 1. He left that morning as the court had decreed, carrying two suitcases, tight-lipped, saying nothing.
2. The little baby is tight-lipped to reject saline drug.
Today it means not speaking freely or openly.
Eg: 1. Minister keeps/remains tight-lipped at Cosford.
2. I didn't want to be one of these tight-lipped and joyless people
.
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Tght-Lipped It usually used as a adjective. Synonyms:close-mouthed,silent, reticent,taciturn, uncommunicable etc..
Origin definition of Tght-Lipped: Having the lips pressed together.
Eg: 1. He left that morning as the court had decreed, carrying two suitcases, tight-lipped, saying nothing.
2. The little baby is tight-lipped to reject saline drug.
Today it means not speaking freely or openly.
Eg: 1. Minister keeps/remains tight-lipped at Cosford.
2. I didn't want to be one of these tight-lipped and joyless people
.
14 Sep 2007 18:02
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Replying to [Admin]:
Simply put; to be tight lipped means to not speak openly or freely on a given subject.
Kind Regards,
John Tovatt
Simply put; to be tight lipped means to not speak openly or freely on a given subject.
Kind Regards,
John Tovatt
14 Sep 2007 18:52
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