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holding one's tongue
phrase
variants:
or holding one's peace
present participle of hold one's tongue
Synonyms & Antonyms of holding one's tongue
to stop talking
- There are times when it is more prudent to hold your tongue than to express your opinion.
Synonyms for holding one's tongue
- belting up
- [British],
- clamming up,
- drying up,
- dummying up,
- hushing,
- piping down,
- quieting (down),
- shutting up
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“Holding one's tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holding%20one%27s%20tongue. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.
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