edit oneself

idiom

: to change what one was going to say or would normally say
I feel like I have to edit myself when I talk to them.
"I never saw it," she said before quickly editing herself, "or at least I don't remember seeing it."

Dictionary Entries Near edit oneself

editio princeps

edit oneself

editor

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“Edit oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edit%20oneself. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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