ketum olmak

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Turkish - English
(deyim) keep one's own counsel
To keep one's own business private; to be discreet, careful, or circumspect in what one says concerning one's own thoughts, deeds, or situation

The compressed lips suggest his principled reticence, his practice of keeping his own counsel.

Turkish - Turkish
Sır saklamak, ağzı sıkı olmak