idiomtostopyourself from saying something that you would really like to say:缄口不语Iwantedtotellhimexactlywhat Ithoughtof him, but I had to bite mytongue.我本想明确告诉他我对他的看法,可是不得不保持沉默。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFalling silent and not speaking
be (on) non-speakersidiom
bite
bitesomethingback
button your lipidiom
clam
clam up
draw
gob
have nothing to say foryourselfidiom
mouth
silence is goldenidiom
speak
speechless
speechlessly
speechlessness
stick
stick insomeone'sthroatidiom
tongue-tied
unavowed
wordless
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biteyourtongue
idiomtostopyourself from saying something:Iwantedtotellhim helookedridiculous, but Ibitmytongue.(Definition ofbite your tonguefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/bite-tongue##