clam up, SI. make like a clam; let pass, say nothing, seal one's lips, not breath a word, Inf not let out a peep, Inf. not say “boo,” Inf. let ride or let it ride, Inf let the chips fall where they may, let alone, leave well enough alone, not make waves, let sleeping dogs lie, not get involved, SI. leave be; be mute, stand mute, fall silent, Inf. cool it, Inf. button up; keep one's thoughts to oneself, be like the wise old owl.
7. smack one's lips enjoy, show pleasure, take delight in, savor, relish, anticipate, look forward to; feast on, roll over the tongue, devour, eat up; gloat over, covet, Inf. slobber or drool over.
8. keep a stiff upper lip keep up one's courage, bear up, Inf. keep one's chin up, hold one's head up, Inf. hang in, Inf. hang in there, Inf. hang on for dear life, Inf. hang tough; steel oneself, keep one's nerve, pluck up heart or courage, face up to, not flinch or shrink from, face the music, bite the bullet; fight back the tears, face adversity, keep one's feelings to oneself, turn the other cheek, go down with all colors flying, stand fast.
-v. 9. mouth, whisper, breathe, utter softly; give voice, give tongue, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, phonate, voice, sound. lip service, n. 1. insincerity, artificiality, disingenuousness, uncandidness, mealy-mouthedness; flattery, smooth talk, mouth honor, Inf. hokum, Inf. phoniness; hypocrisy, falseheartedness, falseness, two-facedness, duplicity; dissemblance, dissimulation; simulation, show, false show, false air or front; pose, posing, posture; guile, wiliness, mockery, hollow mockery; crossed fingers, tongue in cheek, tokenism, token gesture, empty gesture, crocodile tears, Inf. sweet talk, Inf. soft soap, Inf. put-on, Inf. moonshine, Inf. eyewash, Inf. hogwash.
2. sanctimony, sanctimoniousness, false piety, pietism, piousness; self-righteousness, cant, mummery, drivel, snivel, snuffle; unctuousness, oiliness. liquefy, v. dissolve, liquidize; suspend, put into solution, condense; fluidize, smelt; thaw, melt, melt down; soak, souse, saturate, permeate; run, flux, stream. liqueur, n. stimulant, appetizer, aperitif; cordial, after-dinner drink, Inf. pick-me-up, Inf. pickup, Inf. nightcap. liquid, adj. 1. fluid, flowing, running, streaming, sappy, freely flowing; watery, runny, liquidy; liquefied, melted, molten, liquescent; dissolved, solvent, thin; muddy, slushy, sloshy, splashy, sloppy, squishy, oozy, miry, sloughy, plashy; viscous, viscid, syrupy, juicy, succulent; damp, wet, hydrous.
2. clear, smooth, lucid, pure, fluent; agreeable, pleasant, clear-toned, euphonious, euphonic, sweet, dulcet, honeyed, lyric, tripping, harmonious, melodious, melodic, mellow, mellifluent, mellifluous, ariose; celestial, seraphic.
3. transparent, clear, limpid, unclouded, crystalline, crystal-clear, bright, glowing, gleaming.
4. Finance, convertible, negotiable.
-n. 5. fluid, liquor, drink, beverage, potation; liquid or fluid extract, semiliquid, juice, sap, syrup, Inf. goo, Inf. goop, Inf. gook, Inf. gunk. liquidate, v. 1. pay in full, pay off, discharge, settle, retire; square, clear, honor, satisfy, Finance. amortize; redeem, redeem one's pledge or pledges, make good, Inf. pay up, Inf. pay the piper.
2. cash, convert, convert to cash, sell off, Inf. get out, Inf. clear the decks, Inf. cash in one's chips, Inf. cash out, Inf. take the money and run; sell stock, throw on the market, dump, unload, close out, sell out, terminate.