Bite your tongue!



Bite your tongue!

Fig. an expression said to someone who has just stated an unpleasant supposition that unfortunately maybe true. Mary: I'm afraid that we've missed the plane already. Jane: Bite your tongue! We still have time. Mary: Marry him? But you're older than he is! Sally: Bite your tongue!
See also: bite

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Briggs[brigz]
Djuro-Serbian
EsauEE-saw (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
MahİR-Turkish
WiesŁAwavye-SWAH-vahPolish
OlÍVia-Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian