hold tongue
Example Sentences
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One gift to talk; t'udder gift to hold tongue.
From The Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper
"Sahib, for sum of rupees twenty I could hold tongue for twenty years, unless in meantime deceased, in which case—" "Take 'em!" ordered Warrington; and the babu's fingers shut tight on the money.
From The Winds of the World by Talbot Mundy
Anyhow she hold tongue, that main point, and I really very glad find my ma, who never hoped to see again.
From A Yellow God: an Idol of Africa by Henry Rider Haggard
"You will hold tongue better, if you please," snapped Kamanako.
From The Submarine Boys and the Spies Dodging the Sharks of the Deep by Victor G. Durham
