Tag: tight-lipped

  • Take to the grave

    Take to the grave

    Idiom: Take to the grave Money is great, but you can’t take it with you. That’s why funerals are so expensive. A funeral is like a tip jar at an airport Starbucks. You dump all your spare change in it because you can’t use it where you’re going. That’s a little mortician humour for you.…

  • Tight-lipped

    Tight-lipped

    WotD: Tight-lipped Wow! For the first time since the Second World War, a significant land war is occurring in Europe. Before an attack, all countries are usually tight-lipped about what is happening. In any conflict, information is as valuable as weapons. Being tight-lipped means being very careful not to allow yourself to forget and discuss…