a closed mouth gathers no feet

短语

发音

UK /ə ˈkləʊzd ˌmaʊθ ˈɡæ.ðəz nəʊ ˈfiːt/
US /ə ˈkloʊzd ˌmaʊθ ˈɡæ.ðɚz noʊ ˈfiːt/

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    One who does not speak can be sure of not saying anything embarrassing.

    幽默

词源

From put one's foot in one's mouth (“to say something embarrassing or wrong, or to make a mistake in public, or a social blunder, that is embarrassing or offensive”), adopting the structure of a rolling stone gathers no moss and a closed mouth catches no flies.

来源：wiktionary