The Fexco 2024 concludes by breaking records in visits and economic
activity.
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The International Fair and Exhibition of Cochabamba (Fexco) concluded
yesterday after 11 days of constant and intense activity. Preliminary
figures indi...
bite your tongue
Hope that what you just said doesn’t come true. This imperative is a translation of the Yiddish saying, Bays dir di tsung, and is used
in informal conversation. For example, “You think it’ll rain on their outdoor
ceremony? Bite your tongue!” A much older but related phrase is to bite one’s
tongue, meaning to remain silent when provoked—literally, to hold it
between one’s teeth so as to suppress speaking. Shakespeare had it in Henry
VI, Part 2 (1.1): “So Yorke must sit, and fret, and bite his tongue.” See also
HOLD ONE’S TONGUE.
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