APAD: "My lips are sealed"

Meaning:
-  If you tell someone that your lips are sealed, you are promising them that you will keep a secret that they have told you.
-  I cannot or will not reveal something private

Background:
The earliest known recording is from 1782 when Fanny Burney wrote in Cecilia - "I make it quite a principle to seal my lips from the moment I perceive him."
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Maowi the cat gently woke me up at 3am this morning.  I went and cleaned his litter box and said : "I'll not tell Papa the bad business you did this morning."  He looked at me and then looked away.  I believe he trusted my words and understood that "my lips are sealed".  But he didn't know I would tell the tale here.  Oops ...

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• He don't care your lips are tight or not, he's the master, -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 07:22:37

• Master until I give him a lesson with 2min long speech ;-) -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 11:11:28

• Give him a little color to see see, next time -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 13:59:28

• He/she is a clam. -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 08:39:53

• 'clam' is a great word! :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 11:04:02

• I happened to see it on TV the other night:) Congrats on the -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 14:10:30

• one year anniversary. Great job! -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 14:11:30

• Maowi is a he ;-) Thx 暖冬. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 11:15:35

• Wow，he woke u up at 3am？Too early：） -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 08:45:11

• Yes, but there is nothing I could do to stop it :-( -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 11:16:38

• Maowi: mine too. Take it easy :-) -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 08:51:38

• and Happy Birthday, APAD! -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 08:52:09

• Wow! Happy birthday, APAD! APAD is a Pisces!:) -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 08:57:16

• Key Traits: Empathic, artistic, psychic, dreamy -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 09:13:42

• Happy Birthday, APAD! -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 09:36:04

• Will do. Thx brother. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 11:17:25

• Maowi is so lovely! Your sharing is so lovely toooooooo -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 09:27:13

• Maowi is an APAD mascot! -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 10:44:54

• He must have known today is a special day 2 get up early 4! -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 13:42:17

• Thx 美眉班长！ -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 11:18:47

• Good one. Will try to remember to use it next time. Thanks -天边一片白云- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 17:53:55

• Thank You! -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/01/2024 postreply 18:15:45