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单词 tongues wag
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tongues wag


People are gossiping. For example, Tongues wagged when another police car was parked in front of their house, or Their arrival in a stretch limousine set the neighbors' tongues wagging. This metaphoric expression transfers the rapid movement of the tongue to idle or indiscreet chatter. [Late 1500s]

Words nearby tongues wag

tongue graft, tongue-in-cheek, tongue-lash, Tongue River, tongue sole, tongues wag, tongue-swallowing, tongue thrust, tongue-tie, tongue-tied, tongue twister
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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