keep a civil tongue

keep a civil tongue (in one's head)

Fig. to speak decently and politely. Please, John. Don't talk like that. Keep a civil tongue in your head. John seems unable to keep a civil tongue.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Almas	-	Arabic
Garrett	['gærət]
Khayri	-	Arabic
Seija	SAY-yah	Finnish
Ludovic	-	French
Remigio	re-MEE-jo (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese