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Bite Your Tongue

Sometimes, it’s best not to speak even when you are angry, upset, or you disagree. You have to learn to bite your tongue. Meaning of Idiom ‘Bite Your (or one’s) Tongue’ To bite one’s tongue is to struggle to not say something one really wants to say; to refrain from speaking one’s opinion; to try … Read more

Cat Got Your Tongue

Meaning of Idiom ‘Cat Got Your (or one’s) Tongue’ This is usually expressed as a question to someone who is being unusually quiet or refusing to speak, as in “Has the cat got your tongue?” 1 The expression “cat got your tongue” is often used on children who are shy or who are being suspiciously … Read more