词汇 | hold your tongue |
释义 | Idiom hold your tonguehold (your) tongue old-fashioned to stop talking.George had learned to accept these little insults. He held his tongue. hold (one's) tongueTo stay quiet despite wanting to say something If you want to say something rude to my girlfriend, please hold your tongue, all right? hold your tongueIf you hold your tongue, you do not speak. Douglas held his tongue, preferring not to speak out on a politically sensitive issue. Note: People sometimes say hold your tongue as an angry way of telling someone to be quiet. `Hold your tongue, woman,' he had warned her furiously. hold your tongueremain silent. informalˌhold your ˈpeace/ˈtongue(old-fashioned) say nothing; remain silent although you would like to give your opinion: We don’t want anyone to know what’s happened, so you’d better hold your tongue — do you understand?I didn’t want to start another argument, so I held my peace. |
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