Idioms for lip
Origin of lip
before 1000; Middle English
lip(pe), Old English
lippa; cognate with Dutch
lip, German
Lippe; akin to Norwegian
lepe, Latin
labium
OTHER WORDS FROM lip
lip·less, adjective lip·like, adjective out·lip, verb (used with object), out·lipped, out·lip·ping. un·der·lip, nounWords nearby lip
British Dictionary definitions for bite one's tongue
lip
/ (lɪp) /
noun
verb lips, lipping or lipped
See also
lip out
Derived forms of lip
lipless, adjective liplike, adjectiveWord Origin for lip
Old English
lippa; related to Old High German
leffur, Norwegian
lepe, Latin
labium
Medical definitions for bite one's tongue
lip
[ lĭp ]
n.
Either of two fleshy folds that surround the opening of the mouth.
A liplike structure bounding or encircling a bodily cavity or groove.
Idioms and Phrases with bite one's tongue (1 of 2)
bite one's tongue
Refrain from speaking out, as in A new grandmother must learn to bite her tongue so as not to give unwanted advice, or I'm sure it'll rain during graduation.—Bite your tongue! This term alludes to holding the tongue between the teeth in an effort not to say something one might regret. Shakespeare used it in 2 Henry VI (1:1): “So York must sit and fret and bite his tongue.” Today it is sometimes used as a humorous imperative, as in the second example, with the implication that speaking might bring bad luck. [Late 1500s] Also see hold one's tongue.
Idioms and Phrases with bite one's tongue (2 of 2)
lip