hold one's tongue
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hold one's tongue
verb holds one's tongue · holding one's tongue · held one's tongue
- To refrain from talking about something. I don't like his political ideas, but I will hold my tongue.
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verb refrain from talking about something — see also shut up
| Español | callarse, guardar silencio, mantener la boca cerrada, morderse la lengua, cerrar el pico |
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| 日本語 | 噤む tsugumu, 黙りこくる damarikokuru |
| 中文 | 保持沉默 bǎochí chénmò |
| Português | morder a língua |
| Français | tenir sa langue |
| Deutsch | den Mund halten |
| Italiano | tenere a freno la lingua, tenere la bocca chiusa |
| Ελληνικά | κρατάω το στόμα μου κλειστό kratáo to stóma mou kleistó, κρατώ το στόμα μου κλειστό krató to stóma mou kleistó |
| Română | tăcea, a-și ține gura |
| Русский | придержа́ть язы́к prideržátʹ jazýk, держа́ть язы́к за зуба́ми deržátʹ jazýk za zubámi, молча́ть как ры́ба molčátʹ kak rýba, молча́ть как ры́ба об лёд molčátʹ kak rýba ob ljod, набра́ть воды́ в рот nabrátʹ vodý v rot |
| العربية | صَمَتَ ṣamata |
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