keep a civil tongue in one's head

[keep a civil tongue in one's head] {v. phr.}

To be polite in speaking.

* /He was very angry with his boss, but he kept a civil tongue in his head./

* /The bus driver began yelling at the woman and she told him to keep a civil tongue in his head./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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