Hold your tongue!



Hold your tongue!

Inf. You have said enough!; You have said enough rude things. (See also hold one's tongue.) Bill: You're seeing Tom a lot, aren't you? You must be in love. Jane: Hold your tongue, Bill Franklin! After listening to the tirade against him for nearly four minutes, Tom cried out, "Hold your tongue!"
See also: hold

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TattonTAT-ənEnglish (Rare)
ČEdomirCHE-do-meer (Croatian)Serbian, Croatian
ZebulunZEB-yoo-lən (English)Biblical
Lamarlə-MAHREnglish, African American
Damianos-Ancient Greek
Bahiyya-Arabic