To 'bite your tongue' means to consciously stop yourself from saying something, typically to maintain politeness or avoid trouble.
The idiom 'to bite your tongue' means to refrain from saying something you really want to say, often to avoid causing offense or conflict.
| Idiom | to bite your tongue |
|---|---|
| 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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