"keep a civil tongue" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: keeps a civil tongue [present, singular, third-person], keeping a civil tongue [participle, present], kept a civil tongue [participle, past], kept a civil tongue [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,,kept> a civil tongue}} keep a civil tongue (third-person singular simple present keeps a civil tongue, present participle keeping a civil tongue, simple past and past participle kept a civil tongue)
  1. Alternative form of keep a civil tongue in one's head Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: keep a civil tongue in one's head
    Sense id: en-keep_a_civil_tongue-en-verb-BxhpURuO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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