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
Bonds[bɔndz]
Francinefrawn-SEEN (French), fran-SEEN (English)French, English
Annick-Breton
Banach['ba:na:h]
Karla['ka:lə]
IngaING-ah (Swedish), ING-gah (German), EEN-gah (Russian)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian, A