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"(idiomatic, chiefly US) In the imperative form, used as a warning to choose one's words carefully or else be silent, for fear of consequences."
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"word": "ağzının danışığnı bilmək"
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "vigyáz a szájára"
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "fare attenzione a quello che si dice"
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "cucirsi la bocca"
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "prestar atenção ao que diz"
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"roman": "sledítʹ za jazykóm",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
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"word": "следи́ть за база́ром"
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "cuida tu boca"
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"word": "vårda språket"
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"synonyms": [
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "ağzının danışığnı bilmək"
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"english": "be careful about what one says",
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "varoa sanojaan"
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"code": "fi",
"english": "profanity",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "ei puhua rumia"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "olla puhumatta rumia"
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "surveiller son langage"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "aufpassen, was man sagt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "nicht in diesem Ton reden"
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{
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
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"word": "auf seine Ausdrucksweise achten"
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"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "vigyáz a szájára"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "fare attenzione a quello che si dice"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "cucirsi la bocca"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "prestar atenção ao que diz"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sledítʹ za jazykóm",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "следи́ть за языко́м"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "criminal connotation",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sledítʹ za bazárom",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
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"word": "следи́ть за база́ром"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "cuida tu boca"
},
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "watch one's mouth",
"word": "vårda språket"
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