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.

Examples of bottle up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fast-casual chicken chain Zaxby's has bottled up three signature sauces that began hitting supermarket shelves in the South this July. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2024

Taft himself performed a valuable service shortly before his death in July 1953 by helping bottle up the Bricker Amendment in committee. —Steven Casey, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015

Not only that, but Mad Men’s main character Don Draper bottles up his emotions while excelling at his job at the expense of his personal life like Carmy. —Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 30 June 2024

Aries March 21 – April 19 Don’t keep your feelings bottled up! —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024