HOLD YOUR TONGUE / PEACE

Meaning of HOLD YOUR TONGUE / PEACE in English

( old-fashioned ) to say nothing although you would like to give your opinion

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TONGUE — Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, and …
Английский словарь Британика
PEACE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Augustan Altar of Peace Augsburg Peace of Belgrade Peace of Hubertusburg Peace of justice …
Английский словарь Британика
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PEACE — I. ˈpēs noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English pes, pees, pais, from Old French pes, pais, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONGUE — — tongueless , adj. — tonguelike , adj. /tung/ , n. , v. tongued, tonguing . n. 1. Anat. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PEACE — — peaceless , adj. — peacelessness , n. — peacelike , adj. /pees/ , n., interj., v., peaced, peacing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TONGUE — I. ˈtəŋ noun Etymology: Middle English tunge, from Old English; akin to Old High German zunga tongue, Latin lingua Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TONGUE — noun any small sole. 2. tongue ·noun the clapper of a bell. 3. tongue ·noun ·same·as reed, ·noun, 5. 4. …
Webster English vocab
PEACE — v public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law. 2. peace ·v exemption from, or cessation of, war with …
Webster English vocab
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
TONGUE — [tongue] n [ME tunge, fr. OE; akin to OHG zunga tongue, L lingua] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a fleshy movable …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PEACE — [peace] n [ME pees, fr. OF pais, fr. L pac-, pax; akin to L pacisci to agree--more at pact] (12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TONGUE — in most vertebrates, an organ, capable of various muscular movements, located on the floor of the mouth. In some animals …
Britannica English vocabulary
PEACE — peace, Peace BrE AmE piːs ▶ ˈ Peace Corps BrE AmE ▶ ˈ peace ˌ offering BrE AmE ▶ ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — / tʌŋ; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] the soft part in the mouth that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — / piːs; NAmE / noun 1. [ U , sing. ] a situation or a period of time in which …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGUE — I. tongue 1 S3 W3 /tʌŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tunge ] 1 . MOUTH …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PEACE — peace S2 W2 /piːs/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ peace , ↑ peacefulness , ↑ pacifier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PEACE — n. 1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TONGUE — n. & v. n. 1 the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PEACE — n. 1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TONGUE — n. & v. --n. 1. the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth used in tasting, licking, and swallowing, and (in …
Oxford English vocab
PEACE — n.1 a quiet; tranquillity (needs peace to work well). b mental calm; serenity (peace of mind). 2 a (often attrib.) …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TONGUE — ( tongues) 1. Your tongue is the soft movable part inside your mouth which you use for tasting, eating, and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If countries or groups involved in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PEACE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If countries or groups involved in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TONGUE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES click your tongue (= make a short sound with your tongue to show disapproval …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PEACE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a haven of peace/tranquillity/calm ▪ In the middle of the city, this garden is a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
PEACE — (NO VIOLENCE) [noun] [U] - (a period of) freedom from war and violence, esp. when people live and work together …
Cambridge English vocab
TONGUE — n. Muscular organ on the floor of the mouth . It is important in motions of eating, drinking, and swallowing, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEACE — n. peace pipe Augustan Altar of Peace Augsburg Peace of Belgrade Peace of Hubertusburg Peace of justice of the peace …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PEACE — Synonyms and related words : Pax Dei, Pax Romana, Peace of God, accord, accordance, affinity, agape, agreement, amity, armistice, arrangement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TONGUE — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S …
Slang English vocab
TONGUE — n. long tongue tongue lash tongue tied tongue walk
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PEACE — noun 1 not war ADJECTIVE ▪ durable , lasting , permanent ▪ fragile , uneasy ▪ negotiated ▪ A negotiated …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PEACE — See ↑ PEACE 1, ↑ PEACEFUL 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at peace with • ↑ keep the peace • …
Longman Activator English vocab
PEACE — INDEX: 1. when there is no war 2. when two countries agree to stop fighting 3. to try to prevent …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLD — INDEX: 1. to have something in your hand 2. to hold something tightly 3. to start holding something 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
PEACE — n. 25B6; noun can't a man get any peace around here? : TRANQUILLITY, calm, restfulness, peace and quiet, peacefulness, quiet, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOLD — v. 1 grasp, grip, clasp, seize, clutch, keep; carry, Colloq hang on to She asked me to hold the baby …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TONGUE — See: AT THE TIP OF ONE'S TONGUE, CAT GET ONE'S TONGUE, HOLD ONE'S TONGUE, KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE IN ONE'S …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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