tight-lipped

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tight-lipped englanniksi

  1. Having the lips pressed tightly together, hence, not speaking.

  2. 1922, Sabatini|Rafael Sabatini, ''Blood|Captain Blood: His Odyssy'', chapter XXV:

  3. He would have sprung upon Captain Blood, who stood aloof, alert, tight-lipped, and watchful.
  4. (quote-book)|publisher=H. John Edwards|location=Sydney|year_published=1940|chapter=XV|page=162|text=Gaining the dak, they were joined on the veranda by four tight-lipped men.

  5. Unwilling to divulge information.

  6. (quote-journal)