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To be careful about one's speech, especially with regard to disrespectful or profane language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, idiomatic
Examples
- You really need to watch your mouth. You're a teacher now!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: watch one's language, watch one's tongue
Antonyms: none provided
In the imperative form, used as a warning to choose one's words carefully or else be silent, for fear of consequences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, idiomatic
Examples
- Hey. Watch your mouth. Don't you realize who's listening?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: language
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
ağzının danışığnı bilmək
— to be careful about what one says
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Finnish:
varoa sanojaan
— to be careful about what one says
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Finnish:
ei puhua rumia
— to be careful about what one says
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Finnish:
olla puhumatta rumia
— to be careful about what one says
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French:
surveiller son langage
— to be careful about what one says
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French:
faire attention à ce qu'on dit
— to be careful about what one says
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German:
aufpassen, was man sagt
— to be careful about what one says
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German:
nicht in diesem Ton reden
— to be careful about what one says
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German:
auf seine Ausdrucksweise achten
— to be careful about what one says
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Hungarian:
vigyáz a szájára
— to be careful about what one says
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Italian:
fare attenzione a quello che si dice
— to be careful about what one says
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Italian:
cucirsi la bocca
— to be careful about what one says
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Polish:
liczyć się ze słowami
— to be careful about what one says
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Portuguese:
prestar atenção ao que diz
— to be careful about what one says
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Portuguese:
medir as palavras
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
vorbi frumos
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
avea grijă la limbaj
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
vedea la limbaj
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
vedea cum vorbește (cineva)
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
avea grijă cum vorbește (cineva)
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
vedea ce vorbește (cineva)
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
avea grijă ce zice (cineva)
— to be careful about what one says
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Romanian:
vedea ce zice (cineva)
— to be careful about what one says
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Russian:
следи́ть за языко́м
(sledítʹ za jazykóm)
— to be careful about what one says
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Russian:
следи́ть за база́ром
(sledítʹ za bazárom)
— to be careful about what one says
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Swedish:
vårda språket
— to be careful about what one says
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Portuguese:
olha a boca
— watch your mouth! (imperative)
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Spanish:
cuida tu boca
— watch your mouth! (imperative)
