Bite or hold my tongue を皆さんもやってみて下さい。この状態では、しゃべることが出来ませんね。このイディオムは、何か言いたいことがあっても、言わない方がいいからやめておく、というときに使う表現です。
Bite my tongue 意味
話すことを 「慎むこと」「差し控えること」「我慢すること」
Bite or hold (one’s) tongue の例文
上司が話しているときは決して邪魔してはいけません。たとえ上司が言う事に猛反対でも、我慢すること。
Chaz often rubs people up the wrong way. He never bites his tongue. He just says what he feels.
I’ve listened to you complain about everything for weeks and I’ve held my tongue, but I can’t take it any longer. If you have nothing positive to say, then don’t say anything at all.
会話
B: I just had a talking to with the boss.
A: What about?
B: He blames me for the internet being down during an important meeting yesterday.
A: That’s not fair. You’re not responsible for that.
B: Well, he doesn’t see it that way. I had to bite my tongue and as he ranted on about it being all my fault.
同僚が話しています
A:大丈夫?怒ってるようだけど。
A:何について?
A:そんなのひどいよ。あなたの責任じゃないのに。
Be talked to = 〔人を〕叱りつけられる、叱責される、譴責される、懲戒される
例文
発言を慎んで何も言わない方がいいときもある。
You need to learn to hold your tongue instead of saying whatever comes into your head.
I couldn’t just sit there and bite my tongue. I just had to say what was on my mind.
You have a choice. You can bite your tongue, or you can say what you feel.
I know you want to yell at him, but you’ll just have to bite your tongue.
You shouldn’t have said that to the boss. You should have bit your tongue.
Unless you want a fight, I suggest you bite your tongue and walk away.
You should learn to bite your tongue. Say something like that again and you’ll regret it.
Someone needs to confront him. Things will only get worse if we all keep biting our tongues.
I wanted to tell Tony he was being stupid, but I bit my tongue and just smiled.

