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- adjective idiomatic Unwilling to
divulge information. - adjective Having the lips pressed together.
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Examples
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I think that explains the expression of tight-lipped determination you see on the faces of so many fly fishermen these days.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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I think that explains the expression of tight-lipped determination you see on the faces of so many fly fishermen these days.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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I think that explains the expression of tight-lipped determination you see on the faces of so many fly fishermen these days.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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I think that explains the expression of tight-lipped determination you see on the faces of so many fly fishermen these days.
Fool’s Paradise John Gierach 2008
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Nestlé remained tight-lipped on a possible bid for Pfizer Inc.'s infant-nutrition business.
Nestlé Puts New Items Out Front John Revill 2012
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The firm said "at some point a tight-lipped communications strategy morphs into a shareholder perception of entrenchment—the desire of incumbent directors to keep a good thing going for themselves, rather than maximize value for unaffiliated shareholders—and crystallizes into a governance issue."
Proxy Firm Questions Ralcorp Board Governance Melodie Warner 2011
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Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany has remained tight-lipped about options the conference might be weighing.
Size of tournament, conference expansion lead NCAA agenda 2010
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As she begins to pick apart the web of secrets, lies, and love affairs uncovered in the wake of her trial, Betsy suspects that her tight-lipped neighbors may know something that she has denied even to herself.
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While some visitors speak enthusiastically of their visit here many of the residents prefer to keep rather tight-lipped perhaps wishing not to disturb the balance that keeps this place somewhat of a private paradise they selfishly wish to keep to themselves.
Pedestrian Friendly? 2009
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Mad Men's notoriously tight-lipped creator, Matthew Weiner, is actually talking about the AMC drama's March 25 two-hour premiere.
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