Hold your tongue!

hold (one's) tongue

To stay quiet despite wanting to say something. If you want to say something rude to my girlfriend, please hold your tongue, all right? Just hold your tongue if you don't have anything constructive to add. I knew that anything I said would just make her angry, so I decided to hold my tongue.

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Hold your tongue!

Inf. You have said enough!; You have said enough rude things. (See also hold one's tongue.) Bill: You're seeing Tom a lot, aren't you? You must be in love. Jane: Hold your tongue, Bill Franklin! After listening to the tirade against him for nearly four minutes, Tom cried out, "Hold your tongue!"

See also: hold

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