sich auf die Lippe beißen

to bite one's lip

Türkçe: dudağını ısırmak

Noun

Lippe f.

Verb

beißen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Um nicht laut zu lachen, biss sie sich auf die Lippe.

How it is used

Means 'to bite one's lip' – holding back emotions like anger or laughter. Neutral/figurative. Use in a meeting when you suppress laughter at a boss's mistake. Nuance: can be literal (pain) or figurative.

Other verbs that go with Lippe

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• eine dicke Lippe riskierento talk back insolently

All collocations with Lippe

Other collocations built on beißen

• in den sauren Apfel beißento bite the bullet/do something unpleasant
• ins Gras beißento bite the dust
• sich auf die Zunge beißento bite its tongue