Idiom | to bite your tongue |
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Definition | to not say what you would really like to say; to keep quiet |
Examples | - I had to bite my tongue when he said he how worried he was. He's such a liar! - You'll have to learn to bite your tongue. You can't just go shouting at the teachers every time they say something that annoys you. - I have had to bite my tongue on so many occasions that I'm surprised it's still in my mouth at all! - She bit her tongue rather than get right in his face and scream, "Why didn't you say so?" |
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