ser una tumba

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “to be a tomb”.

Verb

ser una tumba (first-person singular present soy una tumba, first-person singular preterite fui una tumba, past participle sido una tumba)

1. (idiomatic) to keep a secret

See also

• tener los labios sellados

Further reading

• “ser alguien una tumba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10