hold one's tongue
Example Sentences
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At least this once, one could hold one's tongue.
From Time Magazine Archive
Oh, there's plenty of mystery about it all; and, once more, it's better to hold one's tongue!
From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice
But it seemed fatally easy to hold one's tongue.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
Best to hold one's tongue about it, eh?
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
Anyhow, it seemed quite impossible to hold one's tongue that afternoon.
From My Young Days by Konewka, Paul
