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bite your tongue

Idiom Restraint

Meaning

to stop yourself from saying something you want to say

Example Sentences

"I had to bite my tongue when my boss took credit for my work."

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to take a subordinate role to someone else

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feeling like doing something or having a particular attitude

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to succeed in achieving two things in a single action

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to waste more money on something that has already failed