- bite your tongue
- Bite your tongueIf you bite your tongue, you refrain from speaking because it is socially or otherwise better not to.
The small dictionary of idiomes. 2014.
bite your tongue
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bite your tongue — bite your tongue/lip/ phrase to stop yourself from saying something that might upset or annoy someone I almost told her what I thought of her, but I bit my tongue. Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym Main entry: bite … Useful english dictionary
bite your tongue — bite (your) tongue to stop yourself from saying something because it would be better not to, even if you would like to say it. I really wanted to tell her what I thought of him but I had to bite my tongue … New idioms dictionary
Bite Your Tongue — For the Duncan Sheik single, see Bite Your Tongue (song). Bite Your Tongue Studio album by Tiffani Wood Released 14 October 2006 Recorded 2004, 2005, 2006 … Wikipedia
Bite your tongue! — exclam. Be sorry you said that!; Take back what you said! □ Me a thief? Oh, bite your tongue! □ Why do you say that this will fail? Bite your tongue! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bite your tongue — If you bite your tongue, you stop yourself from saying what you really think. Sam decided to bite his tongue rather than get into an argument … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bite your tongue — do not say that, you should not have said that When I mention Dad s temper Mom says, Bite your tongue … English idioms
Bite Your Tongue (song) — Infobox Single Name = Bite Your Tongue Artist = Duncan Sheik from Album = Humming Released = 1998 Format = CD Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = 3:55 (Album Version) Label = Atlantic Records Producer = Duncan Sheik Last single = Wishful Thinking… … Wikipedia
bite your tongue (to) — Be quiet, say nothing … American business jargon
bite your lip — bite your tongue/lip/ phrase to stop yourself from saying something that might upset or annoy someone I almost told her what I thought of her, but I bit my tongue. Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym Main entry: bite … Useful english dictionary
bite your lip — If you have to bite your lip, you have to make a conscious effort not to react or to keep quiet about something that displeases you. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you bite your tongue, you refrain from speaking because it is… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
