April 26, 2018　=========

☆  bite one’s tongue  発言を控える

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If you “bite your tongue” it means that you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in that situation. The useful phrase for this week, “I really had to bite my tongue at the meeting!”, would be used for example if your boss was suggesting something that you thought was ridiculous, but as it’s your boss, you have to agree.

In Australia, most people don’t usually worry too much about what other people think, so they tend to speak their mind, rather than bite their tongue! Of course, there are some situations, whereRead more about Today’s Word: bite one’s tongue[…]