keep a civil tongue in one's head (English, verb)
expansion: keep a civil tongue in one's head (third-person singular simple present keeps a civil tongue in one's head, present participle keeping a civil tongue in one's head, simple past and past participle kept a civil tongue in one's head)
Senses:
glosses: To maintain a polite manner of speaking.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: keeps a civil tongue in one's head
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: keeping a civil tongue in one's head
tags: participle
present
form: kept a civil tongue in one's head
tags: participle
past
form: kept a civil tongue in one's head
tags: past
form: keep a civil tongue
tags: alternative
form: keep a civil tongue in one's mouth
tags: alternative
form: put a civil tongue in one's head
tags: alternative
form: put a civil tongue in one's mouth
tags: alternative