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
Rufus['ru:fəs]
Herakleitos-Ancient Greek
TeodÓRa-Hungarian
FritjofFRIT-shof (Swedish), FRIT-yof (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
SheilaSHEE-ləIrish, English
Borghild-Norwegian, Norse Mythology