Why do we say "My lips are sealed.

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My lips are sealed

Meaning:

I cannot or will not reveal something private

Background:

The earliest known recording is from 1782 when Fanny Burney wrote in Cecilia - "I make it quite a principle to seal my lips from the moment I perceive him."

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