Идиомы на тему Mouth and Teeth

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  • bite one's tongue
    прикусить (себе) язык, не проговориться
    I'd rather bite my tongue than tell my parents about my problem.
  • cause tongues to wag
    дать пищу для сплетен
    Kelly likes to shock people and it gives her pleasure to cause tongues to wag.
  • find one's tongue
    найтись, что сказать
    I was so mad at Tina that I couldn't find my tongue.
  • give (someone) a tongue-lashing
    ругать кого-либо, распекать
    Ms. Rotenberg gave her son a tongue-lashing when she learnt about his bad behavior at school.
  • guard one's tongue
    быть осторожным в высказываниях
    Sally never guards her tongue when she speaks to people that's why nobody likes her.
  • hold one's tongue
    промолчать, "придержать язык"
    "If my father asks you about me, please hold your tongue."
  • keep a civil tongue
    вежливо, учтиво говорить; избегать грубостей
    The patient was warned to keep a civil tongue when talking to the doctor.
  • loosen (someone's) tongue
    развязать кому-либо язык; заставить кого-либо выболтать что-либо
    I wanted to get some information about the deal, but I didn't know how to loosen Mike's tongue.
  • on the tip of one's tongue
    вертится на языке (не припомню)
    I know his name; it's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't quite remember it at the moment.
  • set tongues wagging
    сплетничать, "распустить языки"
    The conflict between Landcroft and his wife set tongues wagging around the neighborhood.
  • sharp tongue
    (иметь) острый язык, (быть) критичным, не добрым
    Nobody likes Cora; she has a sharp tongue and she very often says very unkind things to others.
  • slip of the tongue
    оговорка
    "I didn't mean to say that; it was a slip of the tongue."
  • speak with a forked tongue
    лгать
    I suspect that Mark speaks with a forked tongue that's why everyone distrusts him.