a shut mouth catches no flies



a shut mouth catches no flies

It is better to keep one's mouth shut (not say anything) than to engage in idle chatter (and potentially say something inappropriate). I would suggest that we all just sit quietly until tea time commences—a shut mouth catches no flies, after all. Keeping in mind that a shut mouth catches no flies, I made sure not to say anything out of turn during the meeting.
See also: catch, flies, mouth, shut

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Deshawn-African American
SewardSOO-ərdEnglish
Crispus-Ancient Roman
CnutKNOOT (English), KNYOOT (English)History
EerikkiE:-reek-keeFinnish
Rebekah[ri'bekə]