Button up
Button up verb - Refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent.
Cork up
Cork up verb - Close a bottle with a cork.
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Cork up and Button up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/button_up/cork_up
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