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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.
idiomhold your tongueold-fashioned to stop yourself from speaking even though you want to say something, sometimes used to tell someone not to speak:Penny, if you don't hold your tongue, I'll send you out of the room. Theodora was shocked by the old woman's comments, but she held her tongue and changed the subject.

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?

hold your tongue

If 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 tongue

remain silent. informal

ˌhold 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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