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Hello, and welcome to Speak good English with Yishu. Sometimes you may think something but it’s best not to say it out loud. Our phrase today is going to tell you what to do in this situation.
Are you ready to learn today’s piece of real English? Let’s go! When we ‘bite our tongue’, we are stopping ourselves from saying something that might offend or upset someone. It might be inappropriate too. You might also say to someone else ‘bite your tongue’. It means ‘don’t say it!’ But, we don’t physically bite our tongues.
Let’s hear more examples of this phrase to have a clearer image.
- I wanted to tell him his new shirt looked awful, but I decided to bite my tongue!
- I know the food’s not great, but please bite your tongue and just eat it.
- I had to bite my tongue when my friend kept bragging about her ‘great’ exam results.
You' are listening to Speak Good English with Yishu and, and we are learning about the expression ‘bite your tongue’, which means to ‘stop yourself from saying something offensive, hurtful or inappropriate’. So, we shouldn’t tell people we think they’ve gained a bit of weight, should we?
Do you like the phrase today? I am Yishu. And see you tomorrow.
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