weigh one's words

weigh (one's) words

1. To choose what one says carefully. Weigh your words when you talk to the boss—this is a situation you need to finesse.

2. To think about what one else has said. I've been weighing his words all day, trying to figure out what he meant.

weigh one's words

Speak or write with deliberation or considerable care, as in The doctor weighed his words as he explained her illness. This term was first recorded in 1340.

weigh one's words, to

To speak or write thoughtfully and prudently. Weigh here is used in the sense of measuring the weight, or impact, of one’s words. This metaphor dates from ancient times and was already in print in the early fourteenth century. Dan Michel wrote, “[he] ne wegth his wordes ine the waye of discrecion” (Ayenbite of Inwyt, 1340).

词组	weigh one's words
释义	weigh one's words weigh (one's) words 1. To choose what one says carefully. Weigh your words when you talk to the boss—this is a situation you need to finesse. 2. To think about what one else has said. I've been weighing his words all day, trying to figure out what he meant. See also: weigh, word Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. weigh one's words Speak or write with deliberation or considerable care, as in The doctor weighed his words as he explained her illness. This term was first recorded in 1340. See also: weigh, word The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. weigh one's words, to To speak or write thoughtfully and prudently. Weigh here is used in the sense of measuring the weight, or impact, of one’s words. This metaphor dates from ancient times and was already in print in the early fourteenth century. Dan Michel wrote, “[he] ne wegth his wordes ine the waye of discrecion” (Ayenbite of Inwyt, 1340). See also: weigh The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: give (one) (one's) head give head give somebody their head give someone their head drive (one) out of office force (one) out of office force out of office as one door closes, another (one) opens as one door closes, another one opens as one door closes, another opens
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