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To think carefully about what one will say.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Finnish:
punnita sanansa
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French:
peser ses mots
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Italian:
pesare le parole
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Polish:
ważyć słowa
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Swedish:
väga sina ord på guldvåg
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