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Bite Your Tongue (Origin)
What Is the Origin of the Saying "Bite Your Tongue"?
The term "bite your tongue" means to avoid talking.Table of Contents
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Examples of Use:
- In order to avoid starting an argument, it's sometimes best to bite your tongue and refrain from saying something provocative.
- When she heard the inaccurate statement, she had to bite her tongue to prevent herself from correcting the speaker.
- He wanted to express his disagreement, but he chose to bite his tongue and maintain peace in the conversation.
- She couldn't help but roll her eyes, but she quickly bit her tongue to avoid causing tension in the room.
- Despite feeling frustrated, he decided to bite his tongue and let the matter go rather than escalate the situation.
- Biting your tongue punishes it for trying to speak.
- Biting your tongue allows you to hold it discreetly, i.e., without moving your hands to your face.
- Ready to starve, and dares not touch his own.
So York must sit, and fret, and bite his tongue,
While his own lands are bargain'd for, and sold.
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