"holde tunga rett i munnen" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Phrase

IPA: /ˈhɔlə.ˈtuŋa.ɾɛt.ɪ.mʉnːn̩/ Audio: Nb-holde tunga rett i munnen.ogg Forms: holde tungen rett i munnen [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʉnːn̩ Head templates: {{head|nb|idiom}} holde tunga rett i munnen
  1. to concentrate in order to keep balance Tags: idiomatic, literally
    Sense id: en-holde_tunga_rett_i_munnen-nb-phrase-AmCt6t0Z
  2. to keep one's cool; concentrate intensely in order to not to make any mistakes Tags: idiomatic, literally
    Sense id: en-holde_tunga_rett_i_munnen-nb-phrase-HDlG06Tu Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Alternative forms

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        "to concentrate in order to keep balance"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "concentrate",
          "#English"
        ],
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          "balance",
          "#English"
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      "tags": [
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        "literally"
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          "_dis": "42 58",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "_dis": "16 84",
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              5,
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              5,
              19
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          "english": "Tone keeps her cool when it really counts the most",
          "text": "Tone holder tungen rett i munnen når det gjelder som mest",
          "translation": "Tone keeps her cool when it really counts the most",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "now it was a matter of keeping your cool and not noticing anything",
          "ref": "1892, Jonas Lie, Trold. Ny Samling, page 124:",
          "text": "nu gjaldt det at holde tungen ret i munden og ikke la sig mærke med nogenting",
          "translation": "now it was a matter of keeping your cool and not noticing anything",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "it was important to keep your tongue straight in your mouth and not overlook anything in the eagerness to get started on new sides of the issue",
          "ref": "2009, Vibecke Groth, Arvesynden:",
          "text": "det gjaldt å holde tunga rett i munnen og ikke overse noe i iveren etter å gå løs på nye sider av saken",
          "translation": "it was important to keep your tongue straight in your mouth and not overlook anything in the eagerness to get started on new sides of the issue",
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          "intensely",
          "#English"
        ],
        [
          "mistakes",
          "#English"
        ]
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          "ref": "1892, Jonas Lie, Trold. Ny Samling, page 124:",
          "text": "nu gjaldt det at holde tungen ret i munden og ikke la sig mærke med nogenting",
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          "ref": "2009, Vibecke Groth, Arvesynden:",
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          "translation": "it was important to keep your tongue straight in your mouth and not overlook anything in the eagerness to get started on new sides of the issue",
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