hold one's jaw

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English

Verb

hold one's jaw (third-person singular simple present holds one's jaw, present participle holding one's jaw, simple past and past participle held one's jaw)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To refrain from talking, to hold one's tongue, to be quiet.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold,‎ jaw.