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입에 자물쇠를 채우다

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  • 입에 자물쇠를 채우다

English rendering lock one’s lips Literal translation: “put a padlock on the mouth”

Meaning 1

말하지 않다.

To say nothing.

Dictionary example 1

대원들은 모두 사건의 정황에 대해 입에 자물쇠를 채웠다.

Every team member kept their lips locked about the circumstances of the incident.

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These idioms are linked to the same word, “입”, in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary.

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Illustration of the first meaning of “입을 열 자나 빼고 있다”: Pout because one cannot obtain what one wants. Pout in disappointment Pout because one cannot obtain what one wants. Illustration of the first meaning of “입을 틀어막다”: To suppress noisy speech or words unfavorable to oneself. stop someone from speaking To suppress noisy speech or words unfavorable to oneself. Illustration of the first meaning of “입의 혀 같다”: Act precisely as the person directing the work wishes Follow instructions perfectly Act precisely as the person directing the work wishes Illustration of the first meaning of “입이 가로 터지다”: For the mouth to open wide with joy or pleasure. Shared · 2 grin from ear to ear For the mouth to open wide with joy or pleasure. Illustration of the first meaning of “입이 궁금하다”: Feel peckish and want something to eat Shared · 2 Feel like having a snack Feel peckish and want something to eat Illustration of the first meaning of “입이 귀밑까지 찢어지다”: Have one’s mouth open wide in joy or delight Shared · 2 Grin from ear to ear Have one’s mouth open wide in joy or delight Illustration of the first meaning of “입이 높다”: Habitually desire only delicious, fine food rather than being satisfied with ordinary food. Have expensive tastes Habitually desire only delicious, fine food rather than being satisfied with ordinary food. Illustration of the first meaning of “입이 달다”: To find food delicious through a keen appetite. have a good appetite To find food delicious through a keen appetite. Illustration of the first meaning of “입이 닳다”: Speak repeatedly about another person or object Shared · 5 Repeat endlessly Speak repeatedly about another person or object Illustration of the first meaning of “입이 도끼날 같다”: Speak the truth very sharply and uninhibitedly. Speak cuttingly frankly Speak the truth very sharply and uninhibitedly.

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“입에 자물쇠를 채우다” — lock one’s lips: To say nothing.
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