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bluetongue

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tongue Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a sharp tongue

a tendency to reply sharply or sarcastically Karly is a beautiful girl, but her sharp tongue may be a problem.

a slip of the tongue

a spoken error or mistake, a word that slips out I said brew instead of blue. It was a slip of the tongue.

a tongue-lashing

a scolding, a lecture, a talking to When Sis came home drunk, Dad gave her a tongue-lashing.

bite your tongue

do not say that, you should not have said that "When I mention Dad's temper Mom says, ""Bite your tongue."""

cat got your tongue

why do you not speak? lose your tongue? "Before I could reply, she said, ""Cat got your tongue?"""

find my tongue

think of something to say, think of a reply When she told me she had AIDS, I couldn't find my tongue.

hold your tongue

be polite, do not talk back When your father is talking, you hold your tongue. You be quiet.

lose your tongue

be unable to think what to say, cat got your tongue, mind goes blank It's embarrassing to lose your tongue when you're standing in front of an audience.

on the tip of my tongue

almost able to recall, beginning to remember Her name is on the tip of my tongue. It begins with K.

roll off the tongue

natural to say, easy to pronounce Podnzilowicz is a name that doesn't roll off the tongue.

silver-tongued

nice-talking, smooth talker A silver-tongued salesman sold me this car, but I can't drive!

slip of the tongue

say the wrong thing at the wrong time His insult to the customer was a major slip of the tongue.

tip of my tongue

(See on the tip of my tongue)

tongue in cheek

fooling, joking, kidding Most of what Bob said was tongue in cheek. He was joking.

tongue-lashing

(See a tongue-lashing)

at the tip of one's tongue

just going to say话到嘴边
It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him．我差点告诉了他。
It was on the tip of my tongue to call him a liar，but I stopped myself just in time．我差一点叫他为撒谎鬼，但我及时制止了自己。
It's on the tip of my tongue but I still can't remember your name．你的名字就在我嘴边，可我就是想不起来。
He has half a dozen languages at the tip of his tongue．他能随口讲5、6种语言。

hold one's tongue

remain silent； say nothing of what one knows保持沉默；守口如瓶；住嘴
You had better hold your tongue．你最好不要开口。
If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech，fewer people would be hurt.人们如果都能保持不饶舌，很多人就不会受到伤害。
“Hold your tongue！”he said．“住嘴！”他说。

keep a civil tongue in one's head

be polite in speaking 出言客气有礼；讲话不粗鲁
The bus driver began yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head．汽车驾驶员对那位妇女大声嚷了起来，而她却要他说话礼貌点。
Don't be rude；keep a civil tongue in your head．别那么粗鲁，说话要客气点。

lose one's tongue

be too embarrassed or surprised to talk张口结舌
He lost his tongue when he was introduced to the audience．当他被介绍给观众时，他不知说什么是好。

on/at the tip of one's tongue

on the tip of one's tongue

slip of the tongue/lip

the mistake of saying sth． one had not wanted or planned to say； an error of speech一时说错；失言
I didn't mind what he said， because I knew it was only a slip of the tongue．对他的话我并不介意，我知道他不过是一时说漏了嘴。
She didn't mean to tell our secret；it was a slip of the lip．她无意泄漏我们的秘密，她是不小心说漏了嘴。

tongue-in-cheek

Idiom(s): tongue-in-cheek

Theme: FUNNY

insincere; joking.
• Ann made a tongue-in-cheek remark to John, and he got mad because he thought she was serious.
• The play seemed very serious at first, but then everyone saw that it was tongue-in-cheek, and they began laughing.

speak with a forked tongue

Idiom(s): speak with a forked tongue

Theme: DECEPTION

to tell lies; to try to deceive someone.
• Jean's mother sounds very charming, but she speaks with a forked tongue.
• People tend to believe Fred because he seems plausible, but we know he speaks with a forked tongue.

set tongues awagging

Idiom(s): set tongues (a)wagging

Theme: GOSSIP

to cause people to start gossiping.
• The affair between the boss and her accountant set tongues awagging.
• If you don’t get the lawn mowed soon, you will set tongues wagging in the neighborhood.

Hold your tongue!

Idiom(s): Hold your tongue!

Theme: SILENCE

Be quiet!; Stop saying what you are saying!
• Hold your tongue! I've heard enough of your insults.
• That's enough rudeness for today! Hold your tongue!

have sth on the tip of one's tongue

Idiom(s): have sth on the tip of one's tongue

Theme: REMEMBER

to be on the verge of remembering a specific fact, such as someone's name; to have just forgotten a specific fact.
• Just give me a minute. I have her name on the tip of my tongue!
• I had her name on the tip of my tongue, but you made me forget it when you called.

give sb a tongue-lashing

Idiom(s): give sb a tongue-lashing

Theme: SCOLDING

to give someone a severe scolding.
• I gave Bill a real tongue-lashing when he got home late.
• I will give you a real tongue-lashing if you ever do that again.

get a tongue-lashing

Idiom(s): get a tongue-lashing

Theme: SCOLDING

to receive a severe scolding.
• I really got a tongue-lashing when I got home.
• Ted will have a tongue-lashing at home.
• I never had a tongue-lashing like that before.

find one's tongue

Idiom(s): find one's tongue

Theme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL

to be able to talk. (Informal.)
• Tom was speechless for a moment. Then he found his tongue.
• Ann was unable to find her tongue. She sat there in silence.

cause some tongues to wag

Idiom(s): cause (some) tongues to wag

Theme: GOSSIP

to cause people to gossip; to give people something to gossip about.
• The way John was looking at Mary will surely cause some tongues to wag.
• The way Mary was dressed will also cause tongues to wag.

Cat got your tongue?

Idiom(s): Cat got your tongue?

Theme: SILENCE

Why do you not speak?; Speak up and answer my question! (Folksy.)
• Answer me! What's the matter, cat got your tongue?
• Why don't you speak up? Cat got your tongue?

bite one's tongue

Idiom(s): bite one's tongue

Theme: RESTRAINT

to struggle not to say something that you really want to say.
• I had to bite my tongue to keep from telling her what I really thought.
• I sat through that whole conversation biting my tongue.

The tongue wounds more than a lance.

Insults can be more hurtful than physical injuries.

A still tongue keeps a wise head

Wise people don't talk much.

On the tip of your tongue

If a word is on the tip of your tongue, you know you know the word, but you just can't quite remember it at the moment.

Tongue And Cheek

humor, not to be taken serious.

tongue-tied

when you can't say anything because you feel shy: "She's tongue-tied when she has to speak in public."

at the tip of one's tongue|on the tip of one's ton

adv. phr. informal 1. Almost spoken; at the point of being said. It was at the tip of my tongue to tell him, when the phone rang. John had a rude answer on the tip of his tongue, but he remembered his manners just in time. 2. Almost remembered; at the point where one can almost say it but cannot because it is forgotten. I have his name on the tip of my tongue.

cat got one's tongue|cat|tongue

You are not able or willing to talk because of shyness. Usually used about children or as a question to children. Tommy's father asked Tommy if the cat had got his tongue. The little girl had a poem to recite, but the cat got her tongue.
Compare: LOSE ONE'S TONGUE.

hold one's tongue|hold|hold tongue|tongue

v. phr. To be silent; keep still; not talk.

May be considered rude. The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue. If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt

keep a civil tongue in one's head|civil|civil tong

v. phr. To be polite in speaking. He was very angry with his boss, but he kept a civil tongue in his head. The bus driver began yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head.

lose one's tongue|lose|tongue

v. phr., informal To be so embarrassed or surprised that you cannot talk. The man would always lose his tongue when he was introduced to new people.
Compare: CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE.

on the tip of one's tongue|on|the tip of one's ton

adv. phr. About to say something, such as a name, a telephone number, etc., but unable to remember it for the moment. "His name is on the tip of my tongue," Tom said. "It will come to me in a minute."

slip of the tongue|slip|slip of the lip|tongue

n. phr. The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn't made a slip of the tongue. She didn't mean to tell our secret; it was a slip of the lip.

speak with a forked tongue|forked|forked tongue|sp

v. phr., literary To lie; to say one thing while thinking of the opposite. I have learned not to trust Peter's promises because he speaks with a forked tongue.

tongue twister|tongue|twister

n. A word or group of words difficult to pronounce whose meaning is irrelevant compared to the difficulty of enunciation. "She sells sea shells by the seashore" is a popular American tongue twister.

tongue-in-cheek|cheek|tongue

adj. phr. In an ironic or insincere manner. When the faculty complained about the poor salary increments, the university's president said that he was not a psychiatrist, thus making an inappropriate tongue-in-cheek remark.

tongue-lashing|lashing|tongue

n. A sharp scolding or criticism. Jim's mother gave him a tongue-lashing for telling family secrets.
Synonym: PIECE OF ONE'S MIND.

tongues wag|tongue|tongues|wag

informal People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag. When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged.