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keep one's mouth shut

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kip wʌnz noun maʊθ ʃʌt/
    • /kiːp wʌnz maʊθ ʃʌt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kip wʌnz noun maʊθ ʃʌt/

Definitions of keep one's mouth shut words

  • noun keep one's mouth shut to keep a secret 0
  • verb keep one's mouth shut (Idiomatic) To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly; broadly, to refrain from speaking altogether. 0
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Parts of speech for Keep one's mouth shut

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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keep one's mouth shut popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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