bottle up

phrasal verb

bottled up; bottling up; bottles up
: to keep (a feeling or emotion) inside instead of expressing it : to hide (a feeling or emotion)
She's kept her feelings about the accident bottled up for too long.
I know he's angry, but he bottles it up inside instead of talking to someone about it.

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With the sudden collapse of the Japanese empire, hopes, visions, and fractures that had been bottled up for nearly forty years erupted into Korea’s Asian Spring. Kornel Chang september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 RaShawnda says that her grandmother, who passed away from cancer in 2014, bottled up a lot of her grief. Georgina Dinardo, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025 Nothing seemed different in the second half as Boswell continued to keep Saginaw bottled up, but the Pioneers failed to add to their lead with two possessions that led to punts before the turning point of the game on Boswell’s third time on offense. Pat Wheeler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025 Berryhill Salted Caramel Apple Spread Few flavor pairings feel more like fall than apple and caramel, and this indulgent $3 spread bottles up the best of both. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bottle up

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“Bottle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottle%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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