What is the meaning of zip your mouth?

Definition of zip one’s lip US, informal. : to stop talking immediately Tell your sister to zip her lip!

How do you zip your mouth?

This involves the action of putting your thumb and forefinger together (like you are pinching something or picking up something small) and moving them across your lips from one side of your closed mouth to the other.

Where did the idiom zip your lip come from?

Earlier this idiom was used in 1868 as ‘button your lips’ because during that period of time buttons were used to close things. After Zippers started being used this idiom was modified to ‘zip your lip’ by the people. The use of this idiom can be traced back to 1943.

What is the idiom of I ate a square meal?

A square meal is a large, healthy meal that makes you feel you have eaten enough. The troops were tired and hadn’t had a square meal for five days. Do you survive on yogurt at lunchtime while your partner wants a square meal? Note: On sailing ships in the past, sailors ate off square wooden plates.

Is Zip your lips an idiom?

What is the meaning of don’t spill the beans?

Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means “divulge,” a usage dating from the 1500s.

What does a bolt from the blue mean?

a complete surprise
Definition of bolt from the blue : a complete surprise : something totally unexpected.

Why is it called a goose egg?

A goose egg is the failure of a team to score any points or goals. The phrase is derived from the shape of a goose egg looking like a zero. In a sentence it replaces the word zero. Before that, the British used duck egg or just egg to describe a lump or swelling that appears after a blow or hit, most often to the head.