bite one's tongue

bite (one's) tongue

1. Literally, to accidentally pinch one's tongue with one's teeth. My daughter started crying after she bit her tongue.

2. To stop oneself from saying something (often something potentially inappropriate, hurtful, or offensive). I had to bite my tongue as my sister gushed about her new boyfriend yet again.

bite one's tongue

Refrain from speaking out, as in A new grandmother must learn to bite her tongue so as not to give unwanted advice, or I'm sure it'll rain during graduation.-Bite your tongue! This term alludes to holding the tongue between the teeth in an effort not to say something one might regret. Shakespeare used it in 2 Henry VI (1:1): "So York must sit and fret and bite his tongue." Today it is sometimes used as a humorous imperative, as in the second example, with the implication that speaking might bring bad luck. [Late 1500s] Also see hold one's tongue.

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释义	bite one's tongue bite (one's) tongue 1. Literally, to accidentally pinch one's tongue with one's teeth. My daughter started crying after she bit her tongue. 2. To stop oneself from saying something (often something potentially inappropriate, hurtful, or offensive). I had to bite my tongue as my sister gushed about her new boyfriend yet again. See also: bite, tongue Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. bite one's tongue Refrain from speaking out, as in A new grandmother must learn to bite her tongue so as not to give unwanted advice, or I'm sure it'll rain during graduation.-Bite your tongue! This term alludes to holding the tongue between the teeth in an effort not to say something one might regret. Shakespeare used it in 2 Henry VI (1:1): "So York must sit and fret and bite his tongue." Today it is sometimes used as a humorous imperative, as in the second example, with the implication that speaking might bring bad luck. [Late 1500s] Also see hold one's tongue. See also: bite, tongue The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: bite (one's) tongue bite tongue bite your tongue at doorstep at (one's) doorstep at (one's) door at door at one's door at someone's expense at (one's) expense References in periodicals archive I was always told to respect my elders but when you get a complaint that involves a tartan trolley, it does make it somewhat difficult to bite one's tongue. The Danny Mylo Show
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