hold your tongue

Example Sentences

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What would you say to that older woman who says, just hold your tongue and don’t assert your humanity in a moment when someone disagrees with you.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Do you ever find yourself having to hold your tongue?

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

But if you raise money from investment bankers you don’t want them thinking you’d ever talk about them that way, so you hold your tongue.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2019

A: Your grandmother does not want you to hold your tongue.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2016

"When she is done, you will have your turn. Until then, hold your tongue."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin