单词 | buttoned up |
释义 | buttoned up also buttoned-up adjective If you say that someone is buttoned up, you mean that they do not usually talk about their thoughts and feelings. [informal] ...the buttoned-up wife of an English clergyman. buttoned up in British English (ˈbʌtənd ʌp) or buttoned-up adjective informal very reserved and unwilling to disclose personal information the buttoned-up wife of an English clergyman buttoned up in British English slang See full dictionary entry for button uptaciturn; silent and somewhat tense Examples of 'buttoned up' in a sentence |
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