Bottle Up (Verb)
Meaning
Consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior; "suppress a smile"; "he let his anger bottle up until he exploded".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She tried to bottle up her tears during the sad movie but ended up sobbing uncontrollably in the car.
- He found it hard to bottle up his frustration with the new software and eventually just stormed out of the office.
- Her jealousy began to bottle up inside, and before long it boiled over into a shouting match.
- The politician struggled to bottle up his anger when confronted with the opponent's latest accusations.
- As she witnessed the horrific scene, Sarah had to bottle up her fear in order to help the victim.