"tourner sa langue sept fois dans sa bouche" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /tuʁ.ne sa lɑ̃ɡ sɛt fwa dɑ̃ sa buʃ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tourner sa langue sept fois dans sa bouche.wav
Etymology: From the Bible. Literally, “to turn one's tongue seven times in one's mouth”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to turn one's tongue seven times in one's mouth}} “to turn one's tongue seven times in one's mouth”, {{lit|to turn one's tongue seven times in one's mouth}} Literally, “to turn one's tongue seven times in one's mouth” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} tourner sa langue sept fois dans sa bouche
  1. (informal) to think carefully (before one speaks); to refrain from speaking the first thing that comes to mind, to carve every word (before letting it fall) Tags: informal Synonyms: tourner sept fois sa langue dans sa bouche
    Sense id: en-tourner_sa_langue_sept_fois_dans_sa_bouche-fr-verb-n41jFNP9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with collocations

Alternative forms

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