hold one's jaw

The idiom 'hold one's jaw' is an old-fashioned way of telling someone to stop talking or to stay silent.

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Definition

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(idiomatic, obsolete)To stop talking or to remain silent.

Example

When the argument heated up, he decided to hold his jaw and listen.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "hold one's jaw":

hold one's breath lower jaw watch one's mouth bite down hold in hold one's nose grit one's teeth hold with hold one's piss hold it in hold to hold it hold the phone bare one's teeth hold down bit between one's teeth hold one's pee bite back hold onto your hat hold one's water hold onto hold tight lead with one's chin hang one on