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s 1. jezik 2. čovječji govor, jezik; vještina (umijeće) govora, okretnost, način izražavanja 3. (o kopnu) rt, rat, šilo; (o plamenu) jezik, jezičak; (o čizmi, cipeli) jezik; (o vagi) jezičac; (o zvonu) klatno, bat / on the #s of men = govorka se; furred # = obložen jezik (u bolesnika); a ready # = spreman na odgovor; a fluent # = spretan u govoru; a sharp # = oštar jezik; long # = dug jezik, brbljavac; to put (speak) with one's # in one's cheek = govoriti posprdno, šaljivo; neiskreno; to keep a civil # in one's head = govoriti pristojno, izražavati se fino; mother # = materinski jezik; to find one's # = progovoriti; [hunt] to give #, to throw # = zalajati, zaštektati; to hold one's # = šutjeti, mučati; on the tip of one's # = navrh jezika; to wag one's # = neprestano brbljati; his # failed him = jezik ga je iznevjerio; his # is too long for his teeth = previše je jezičav; to have too much # = što na srcu, to i na jeziku; he is all # = neprestano brblja; hold your #! = jezik za zube!; it was a slip of the # = zarekao sam se, izmaklo mi je* * *
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hold your tongue — If you hold your tongue, you keep silent even though you want to speak … The small dictionary of idiomes
hold your tongue — hold (your) tongue old fashioned to stop talking. George had learned to accept these little insults. He held his tongue … New idioms dictionary
hold your tongue — be polite, do not talk back When your father is talking, you hold your tongue. You be quiet … English idioms
hold your tongue — keep quiet about it, do not say anything … English contemporary dictionary
hold your tongue — mainly literary 1) to say nothing, although you want to speak 2) old fashioned used for telling someone not to speak … English dictionary
hold your tongue — … Useful english dictionary
hold one's tongue — {v. phr.} To be silent; keep still; not talk. May be considered rude. * /The teacher told Fred to hold his tongue./ * /If people would hold their tongues from unkind speech, fewer people would be hurt/ … Dictionary of American idioms
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hold tongue — hold (your) tongue old fashioned to stop talking. George had learned to accept these little insults. He held his tongue … New idioms dictionary
hold — hold1 W1S1 [həuld US hould] v past tense and past participle held [held] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in your hand/arms)¦ 2¦(event)¦ 3¦(keep something in position)¦ 4¦(job/title)¦ 5¦(keep/store)¦ 6¦(keep something available for somebody)¦ 7¦(keep somebody… … Dictionary of contemporary English
