bite one’s tongue

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But Trevor told me it was tactical, so I've got to bite my tongue and accept his explanation.

When I was in prison I used to grip my fingers and bite my tongue and think.

There are a number of things that have happened while I've been here that I have disagreed with, sometimes quite strongly, but I am not a dictator and I have had to bite my tongue.

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