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bite tongue

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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.
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bite your tongue
to stop yourself from speaking. his lack of reply seemed to indicate that he was angry and was biting his tongue.
See also: bite, tongue

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