Keep one's mouth shut

Keep one's trap shut (Slang) / Zip one's lips / Not open one's mouth


Tenere la bocca chiusa


Examples
The whole family is troubled and upset for what you said. Couldn't you keep your mouth shut for once?
L'intera famiglia รจ sconvolta per quello che hai detto. Per una volta non potevi tenere la bocca chiusa?

Without meaning to, my words offended Camilla. Now I wish I had kept my mouth shut!
Senza volerlo, le mie parole hanno offeso Camilla. Magari avessi tenuto la bocca chiusa

The children knew where the puppy was hiding, but they kept their mouths shut to protect him from his abusive owner
I bambini sapevano dove si era nascosto il cucciolo, ma hanno tenuto la bocca chiusa per proteggerlo dal padrone violento