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It means to keep your mouth shut and don't say something that might upset someone.
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What is the origin of bite your tongue?
Some say it was originally "Bide your tongue." Bide means to wait, to stay, and remain. This makes some sense, but it seems more reasonable that the phrase is literal. Biting your tongue extremely limits your ability to form words and to speak. So when someone tells you to bite your tongue it is because you should be stopped from saying something you may regret later.
What does the idiom biting your nails mean?
A person says "bite your tongue" to someone else when they feel the person has something they shouldn't. Bite your tongue means to quit talking -- You've said something you shouldn't have said.
What does it mean when your tongue hurts and you get bumps on it?
That means your tongue is hurting.
How do you use the word to jerk verb in a sentence?
She jerked the sausage from his mouth just as he bit down, causing him to bite his tongue.
What does the saying go cook a radish mean?
When you cook radishes, the spicy bite to them mellows into a smoother, almost sweet flavor. Im not certain but from that i would take it to mean go away, and stop sassing me, since having a biting tongue means being sassy or insulting.
What does tongue in teeth comment mean?
"BITE YOUR TONGUE" means not to be rude or make a bad comment. To make a sarcastic comment is one that is "TONGUE IN CHEEK".
When was Bite Your Tongue - song - created?
Bite Your Tongue - song - was created in 1998.
When was Bite Your Tongue created?
Bite Your Tongue was created on 2006-10-14.
When was Bite My Tongue created?
Bite My Tongue was created on 2011-12-04.
Why do you bite your tongue while sleeping?
Some people bite their tongue while they are sleeping because they are relaxed. They can also have a bigger tongue than usual.
Is tongue bite always a sign of epilepsy?
No. Anyone can accidentally bite their tongue. That is not a sign of epilepsy. You have to have recurring seizures to have epilepsy.
Why does your toe hurt when you bite your tongue?
why your toes hurt when yo bite your tongue is beacase the vibration that co-net to you toe
Do you need a tetanus after a blue tongue lizard bite?
no you dont beacause blue tongue lizards cant bite hard
What happens when you bite a huge hole on your tongue?
How do you bite a huge hole in your tongue? Well I assume you would bleed or live
Can you bite your tongue?
Yes, it can happen.
Why does your rat bite you after its licked your tongue?
It can be alarmed by the fact the tongue felt wet.
Why do people bite their lip or tongue?
"hm. maybe because your really clumsy?" this was the last answer, but it is not scientific in the slightest, and, to some, insulting. It is, in my opinion, because when you chew, your tongue moves around a lot, and with the movement of your teeth, this can cause you to accidentally bite your own tongue...
