holding one's tongue
phrase
variants or holding one's peace
as in drying up
to stop talking There are times when it is more prudent to hold your tongue than to express your opinion. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- drying up
- clamming up
- dummying up
- belting up
- shutting up
- piping down
- quieting (down)
- hushing
- settling (down)
- calming (down)
- cooling (down)
- hawing
- hemming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- speaking
- talking
- spouting (off)
- talking up
- speaking up
- speaking out
- piping up
- sounding off