KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD


Meaning of KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S HEAD in English

{v. phr.} To be polite in speaking. * /He was very angry with his boss, but he kept a civil tongue in his head./ * /The bus driver began yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head./

Dictionary of English idioms .      Словарь английских идиом.