"mordersi la lingua" meaning in Italian

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Verb

Forms: mòrdersi la lingua [canonical], mi mòrdo la lingua [first-person, present, singular], mi mòrsi la lingua [first-person, historic, past, singular], mòrsosi la lingua [participle, past]
Head templates: {{it-verb|\@}} mòrdersi la lingua (first-person singular present mi mòrdo la lingua, first-person singular past historic mi mòrsi la lingua, past participle mòrsosi la lingua)
  1. to put one's foot in one's mouth
    Sense id: en-mordersi_la_lingua-it-verb-84vh35Fg Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      ]
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      },
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