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Korean idiom keep one’s mouth firmly shut

달팽이 뚜껑 덮는다

  • Form listed in the dictionary: 달팽이 뚜껑 덮는다
  • 달팽이 뚜껑 덮는다

English rendering keep one’s mouth firmly shut Literal translation: “a snail closes its lid”

Meaning 1

(비유적으로) 입을 꼭 다문 채 좀처럼 말을 하지 않다.

Figuratively, to keep one’s mouth firmly closed and seldom speak.

Dictionary example 1

정말 달팽이 뚜껑 덮은 것처럼 아무 말도 하지 않을래?

Are you really going to say nothing, like a snail with its lid shut?

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“달팽이 뚜껑 덮는다” — keep one’s mouth firmly shut: Figuratively, to keep one’s mouth firmly closed and seldom speak.
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