bite your tongue

　　闭口不言、缄口不语

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　　释义：

　　to stop yourself from saying something that you would really like to say 缄口不语

　　例句：

　　I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue.

　　I wanted to tell him how much I would miss him, but I bit my tongue.