if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
If you are only going to say something rude or mean-spirited, keep quiet instead. Oh, he makes me so mad! But my mom always said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all," so I'm just going to walk away and cool off. A: "Ugh, she's such a soiled brat!" B: "Tom! If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all!"
See also: all, anything, have, if, nice, say
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- not cool!
- put the knife in
- put/stick the knife in
- stick the knife in
- get (one's)/the knife into (someone)
- get the knife into someone
- get your knife into somebody
- knives
- harsh
- make life difficult (for one)