bottle up — to keep feelings or emotions inside and not express them
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to keep feelings or emotions inside and not express them
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbɑːtl̩ ʌp/
Korean meaning: 감정이나 기분을 속으로 억누르다, 참다
Korean pronunciation: **바**틀 **업**
Example Sentences
- Don't bottle up your worries - talk to someone about them!
- My roommate bottles up his complaints and then explodes like a volcano once a month.
- She's been bottling up her disappointment about not getting promoted.
bottle up
VERB//ˈbɑːtl̩ ʌp//
to keep feelings or emotions inside and not express them
He tries to bottle up his anger during the tense family dinner.
The model grips the throttle, trying to bottle up her rage!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
bottle(병)과 up(위로)의 조합으로, 감정을 병 안에 담아 꽁꽁 막아두는 모습에서 유래된 구동사입니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“Don't bottle up your worries - talk to someone about them!”
“My roommate bottles up his complaints and then explodes like a volcano once a month.”
“She's been bottling up her disappointment about not getting promoted.”
“I bottle up my excitement about pizza so people don't think I'm weird.”
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