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Definition of bottle up phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bottle up

phrasal verb
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bottle something up
  1. to not allow other people to see that you are unhappy, angry, etc., especially when this happens over a long period of time
    • Try not to bottle up your emotions.
See bottle up in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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