hold one's tongue
Example Sentences
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At least this once, one could hold one's tongue.
From Time Magazine Archive
The vast moral importance of being able to hold one's tongue, the golden resources of silence, should be emphasized by the teacher.
From The Moral Instruction of Children by Adler, Felix
True, one must be able to hold one's tongue when necessary, and Mrs. Paaschen, who is so inquisitive, is really not at all according to my taste.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various
It's a great thing to hold one's tongue, Mr. Thorne; and I ought to know, for I've found the advantage of being naturally a silent woman.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
Oh, there's plenty of mystery about it all; and, once more, it's better to hold one's tongue!
From The Secret of Sarek by Leblanc, Maurice
