la boca cerrada

keep quiet

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phrase Uncommon #19,017
keep quiet Used in expressions like mantener la boca cerrada: to stay silent or not reveal something.
SP: Es mejor que mantengas la boca cerrada sobre esto.
EN: It's better if you keep quiet about this.

Te dije que mantengas la boca cerrada.

I told you to keep your mouth shut.

Tom mantuvo la boca cerrada.

Tom kept his mouth shut.

Lo único que tienes que hacer es tener la boca cerrada.

All you have to do is keep your mouth shut.

Que esta no es capaz de tener la boca cerrada.

She's incapable of keeping her mouth shut.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Podría haber delatado a mi padre, pero mantuvo la boca cerrada.

He could have betrayed my father, but he kept his mouth shut.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Deberías haber mantenido la boca cerrada.

You should have kept your mouth shut.

Yo sé muy bien como tener la boca cerrada.

I know very well how to keep my mouth shut.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Si no quieren problemas, mantengan la boca cerrada.

If you don't want trouble, keep your mouth shut.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Debería haber mantenido la boca cerrada.

I should have kept my mouth shut.

Con la boca cerrada.

With one's mouth shut.

— Dil se.. (1998)

Mantendré la boca cerrada.

I’ll keep my mouth shut.