English / idiom
Bite Your Tongue
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To deliberately stop oneself from speaking or making an unkind or inappropriate remark
In context
01
Out of empathy for the grieving mother, David bit his tongue and offered quiet comforting words instead.
02
Sometimes kindness means biting your tongue rather than proving that someone else is wrong.
Synonyms
hold your tongue,keep quiet,remain silent
Antonyms
speak out,blurt out,speak one's mind freely
Collocations
bite your tongue and listen,force yourself to bite your tongue,have to bite one's tongue