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give tongue to

To articulate; to give voice to something. I had to finally give tongue to my frustrations with Meg always borrowing my car and returning it with no gas.
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The case of Asia Bibi who was convicted under section 295-C of the Pakistan Penal Code for blaspheming against the Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and giving tongue to sacrilegious remarks with regard God and Islam, will always remain a case lengthily recalled for the reason that it retracted international attention.
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