Polyglot Dictionary

bite your tongue

/baɪt jʊr tʌŋ/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. morderse la lengua

    • She had to bite her tongue not to argue.

      Tuvo que morderse la lengua para no discutir.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

hold your tongue

bite your tongue and hold your tongue are close synonyms for refraining from speaking, largely interchangeable.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa bite your tongue?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She had to bite her ___ not to argue.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a bite your tongue?

noun

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