"a bocca chiusa" meaning in Italian

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Prepositional phrase

Etymology: Literally, “at closed mouth”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|at closed mouth}} “at closed mouth”, {{lit|at closed mouth}} Literally, “at closed mouth” Head templates: {{it-pos|prepositional phrase}} a bocca chiusa
  1. with one's mouth shut
    Sense id: en-a_bocca_chiusa-it-prep_phrase-oVMXadxm Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms with collocations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "tags": [
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          "english": "to hum",
          "literal_meaning": "to sing with one's mouth shut",
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          ],
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