button your lip/lips

button your lip/lips
button your lip/lips (or keep your lip/lips buttoned)
US informal : to not talk about something

Button your lip. He's coming toward us.

Don't tell him what I said, please. You know he can't keep his lips buttoned.

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button your lip/lips — see button, 2
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