hold one's tongue

Example Sentences

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At least this once, one could hold one's tongue.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ursus When one has talked to one's self for a great many years it is hard to hold one's tongue in public.

From Clair de Lune A Play in Two Acts and Six Scenes by Strange, Michael

But it seemed fatally easy to hold one's tongue.

From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline

An attitude of positive urbanity toward life was not to be expected; it was doing one's duty to hold one's tongue and keep one's hands off one's own windpipe, and other people's.

From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry

Anyhow, it seemed quite impossible to hold one's tongue that afternoon.

From My Young Days by Konewka, Paul