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bite tongue |
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bite one's tongue 1. Lit. to bite down on one's tongue by accident. Ouch! I bit my tongue! 2. Fig. to struggle not to say something that you really want to say. I had to bite my tongue to keep from telling her what I really thought. I sat through that whole silly conversation biting my 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. bite your tongue to stop yourself from speaking his lack of reply seemed to indicate that he was angry and was biting his tongue. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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