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lip

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BUTTON ONE'S LIP or ZIP ONE'S LIP,

HANG ON THE WORDS OF or HANG ON THE LIPS OF,

KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP,

SLIP OF THE TONGUE also SLIP OF THE LIP.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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