tongues wag



tongues wag

People are gossiping. For example, Tongues wagged when another police car was parked in front of their house, or Their arrival in a stretch limousine set the neighbors' tongues wagging. This metaphoric expression transfers the rapid movement of the tongue to idle or indiscreet chatter. [Late 1500s]
See also: tongue, wag

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sigismund-German, Ancient Germanic
Grozdan-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Alway['ɔ:lwei]
Itamar-Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Xeno-Ancient Greek
Redmond-Irish