"save one's breath to cool one's porridge" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: saves one's breath to cool one's porridge [present, singular, third-person], saving one's breath to cool one's porridge [participle, present], saved one's breath to cool one's porridge [participle, past], saved one's breath to cool one's porridge [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} save one's breath to cool one's porridge (third-person singular simple present saves one's breath to cool one's porridge, present participle saving one's breath to cool one's porridge, simple past and past participle saved one's breath to cool one's porridge)
  1. (often imperative) To refrain from speech where it is futile or not wanted; to shut up. Tags: imperative, often Synonyms: keep one's breath to cool one's porridge
    Sense id: en-save_one's_breath_to_cool_one's_porridge-en-verb-ujW2uMOH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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