- ˌbottle sth ˈup
- phrasal verb
to stop yourself from showing negative emotionsYou've been bottling up your anger for years.[/ex]
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ˌbottle sth ˈup
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bottle sth up phrasal — verb (T) to deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion: It is far better to cry than to bottle up your feelings … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bottle — bot|tle1 W2S1 [ˈbɔtl US ˈba:tl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bouteille, from Medieval Latin butticula, from Late Latin buttis wooden container for liquid ] 1.) a container with a narrow top for keeping liquids in, usually made of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bottle*/*/*/ — [ˈbɒt(ə)l] noun I 1) [C] a glass or plastic container for liquids an empty beer bottle[/ex] a bottle of cooking oil[/ex] 2) [C] the amount of liquid that a bottle contains They drank the whole bottle.[/ex] 3) [U] British informal the confidence… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
bottle something up — SUPPRESS, repress, restrain, withhold, hold in, rein in, inhibit, smother, stifle, contain, conceal, hide; informal keep a lid on. → bottle * * * repress or conceal feelings over a period of time learning how to express anger instead of bottling… … Useful english dictionary
bottle it — british informal phrase to not do something because you do not feel brave enough He tried to jump, but he bottled it. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym to be, or to become afraid or frightenedsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
bottle out (of something something) — ˌbottle ˈout (of sth/doing sth) derived (BrE, informal) to not do sth that you had intended to do because you are too frightened Main entry: ↑bottlederived … Useful english dictionary
bottle out (of doing something) — ˌbottle ˈout (of sth/doing sth) derived (BrE, informal) to not do sth that you had intended to do because you are too frightened Main entry: ↑bottlederived … Useful english dictionary
bottle — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ empty ▪ broken ▪ recyclable, returnable ▪ beer, medicine … Collocations dictionary
hit — hit1 W2S1 [hıt] v past tense and past participle hit present participle hitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(touch somebody/something hard)¦ 2¦(crash into something)¦ 3¦(hurt yourself)¦ 4¦(sport)¦ 5¦(press)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(affect badly)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
top — top1 W2S1 [tɔp US ta:p] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(highest part)¦ 2¦(upper surface)¦ 3¦(best position)¦ 4¦(cover)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6 be (at the) top of the list/agenda 7 on top 8 on top of something 9 one on top of the other … Dictionary of contemporary English
