keep a civil tongue in one's head

kip ʌ sɪvəl tʌŋ ɪn wɑnz hɛd


english

1 general:: Speak politely, as in The teacher won't allow swearing; she says we must keep a civil tongue in our heads. This expression uses tongue in the sense of "a manner of speaking," a usage dating from the 1400s. An early cautionary version was "Keep a good tongue in your head, lest it hurt your teeth" (1595).

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