bottle up
[verb]
Synonyms: suppress, check, contain, curb, keep back, restrict, shut in, trap

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bottle something ↔ up phrasal verb (see also bottle)

1. to deliberately not allow yourself to show a strong feeling or emotion:
It is far better to cry than to bottle up your feelings.

2. to cause problems by delaying something:
The bill has been bottled up in Congress.

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bottle up
bottle up (something)
1.
to not express something.
She bottled up her emotions throughout the tournament.

The more you bottle that anger up, the more likely it is that it will explode.

2.
to keep something from making progress.
The French navy had bottled up the British navy.

Lawmakers in key positions can bottle things up for months.

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bottle up something
bottle up (something)
1.
to not express something.
She bottled up her emotions throughout the tournament.

The more you bottle that anger up, the more likely it is that it will explode.

2.
to keep something from making progress.
The French navy had bottled up the British navy.

Lawmakers in key positions can bottle things up for months.

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bottle something up
to hold one's feelings inside of you
My aunt bottles up all of her feelings and has much stress because of it.

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bottle up
to hold one's feelings inside of you
My aunt bottles up all of her feelings and has much stress because of it.

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bottle up
v.
1. To hide or hold back; control.
There was no understanding person to talk to, so Fred bottled up his unhappy feeling.
2. To hold in a place from which there is no escape; trap.
Our warships bottled up the enemy fleet in the harbor.

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