- watch your tongue
- spoken
used for saying that someone is being rude and should not say any more
English dictionary. 2014.
watch your tongue
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watch your tongue — spoken phrase used for saying that someone is being rude and should not say any more Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quietsynonym Main entry: tongue * * * watch your ˈmouth/ˈtongue idiom to be c … Useful english dictionary
Watch your tongue! — Go to Watch your mouth! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Watch your mouth! — AND Watch your tongue! exclam. Pay attention to what you are saying!; Do not say anything rude! □ Hey, don’t talk that way! Watch your mouth! □ Watch your tongue, garbage mouth! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
watch your mouth — spoken phrase used for telling someone in an angry or rude way that they should not have said something Thesaurus: expressions showing anger and used in argumentshyponym arguments and arguingsynonym Main entry: watch * * * watch … Useful english dictionary
tongue — noun 1 soft part inside the mouth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ forked ▪ loose, sharp (both figurative) ▪ Everyone knows now, thanks to Ken s loose tongue (= he could not keep the secret) … Collocations dictionary
tongue — tongue1 [ tʌŋ ] noun ** ▸ 1 organ in mouth ▸ 2 language ▸ 3 way of speaking/writing ▸ 4 animal tongue as food ▸ 5 long narrow piece ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the long soft piece of flesh attached to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tongue — /tVN/ noun 1 MOUTH (C) the soft, moveable part inside your mouth that you use for tasting, eating, and speaking: Joe ran his tongue over his dry lips. | The dog panted, his tongue hanging out in the heat. | stick your tongue out (=put your tongue … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tongue — I UK [tʌŋ] / US noun Word forms tongue : singular tongue plural tongues ** 1) [countable] the long soft piece of flesh fixed to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting, speaking etc I burnt my tongue on the hot coffee. 2) [countable]… … English dictionary
watch — watch1 W1S1 [wɔtʃ US wa:tʃ, wo:tʃ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(look)¦ 2¦(be careful)¦ 3¦(pay attention)¦ 4¦(care for)¦ 5¦(secretly)¦ 6 watch your step 7 watch your back 8 watch the clock 9 watch the time 10 watch it … Dictionary of contemporary English
watch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 instrument for telling the time ADJECTIVE ▪ digital ▪ analogue/analog, mechanical (esp. AmE) ▪ pocket, wrist (usually wristwatch) … Collocations dictionary
