pass (one's) lips
1. To be said by one. No sooner had the words passed my lips than I regretted what I'd said.
2. To be eaten or drunk by one. As soon as the first morsel passed my lips, I knew it would be an exquisite meal.
pass one's lips
Speak, utter, as in Not a word of it will pass my lips, I promise. [Mid-1700s]