​每日英语 bite your tongue: 忍住不说；保持沉默

每日英语 bite your tongue: 忍住不说；保持沉默

bite your tongue: 忍住不说；保持沉默（忍住不去说一些不合时宜的话）

-Stop talking! An expression of frustration with what someone is saying, often because it is pessimistic.

All I can do is to bite my tongue if I want to keep my job.

A: "Oh, I don't think I'm going to get the job." B: "Bite your tongue! You don't know that for sure."

Mary: I'm afraid that we've missed the plane already. Jane: Bite your tongue! We still have time.