hold one's tongue

English

Pronunciation
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Verb

hold one's tongue

  1. (idiomatic) To refrain from talking about something.
    I don't like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue.

Translations
refrain from talking about something — See also translations at shut up

See also
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