hold one's tongue
Example Sentences
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At least this once, one could hold one's tongue.
From Time Magazine Archive
Heaven! sir," said she—"Well, I must not speak, and yet it is certainly very hard to be obliged to hold one's tongue when one hears."—"
From History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry
Best to hold one's tongue about it, eh?
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
A chaplain therefore had his trials, but in spite of them it was the policy of wisdom not to show resentment and to hold one's tongue.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Scott, Frederick George
Under many circumstances it is not difficult to hold one's tongue.
From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by McMurry, Frank M. (Frank Morton)
