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/
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!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
This phrasal verb combines "bottle" (a sealed container) and "up" (completely), originating from the metaphorical image of emotions being trapped and tightly sealed inside a bottle, much like liquid contained within glass.
Breakdown
bottle (to confine, from the noun meaning sealed container) + up (completely, thoroughly) = to suppress or restrain emotions entirely, as if locking them away in a sealed vessel.
🎵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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