- bite one's lips
- {v. phr.} To force oneself to remain silent and not to reveal one's feelings. * /I had to bite my lips when I heard my boss give the wrong orders./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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bite one's lips — {v. phr.} To force oneself to remain silent and not to reveal one s feelings. * /I had to bite my lips when I heard my boss give the wrong orders./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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