cork up
To put a cork in a bottle, or to keep your feelings inside instead of expressing them.
Meanings
To close a bottle or container by putting a cork or stopper in the opening.
"Cork up the wine bottle if you're not going to finish it tonight."
To suppress or hold back emotions, feelings, or opinions instead of expressing them.
"He's been corking up his anxiety for months and it's starting to show."
(Informal) To silence someone or stop them from speaking.
"Cork it up, will you? I'm trying to concentrate."
The literal sense (corking a bottle) is transparent and practical. The figurative sense (suppressing emotions or silencing someone) is less common than 'bottle up' and is slightly informal. Can also be used informally to mean 'be quiet.'
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