hold one's tongue
Example Sentences
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At least this once, one could hold one's tongue.
From Time Magazine Archive
That's of course, mamma," said Camilla; "but yet one can't hold one's tongue altogether.
From He Knew He Was Right by Trollope, Anthony
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 then, at such a place as Littlebath, one would have to hold one's tongue altogether.
From The Bertrams by Trollope, Anthony
The vast moral importance of being able to hold one's tongue, the golden resources of silence, should be emphasized by the teacher.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
