- find tongue
- find (your) tongue
to begin to speak after being silent because you felt nervous or frightened.
Amy took a step forward and finally found her tongue. 'I'm Rhoda's friend,' she said.
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Tongue cleaner — Tongue scraper … Wikipedia
find your tongue — phrase to start to be able to speak again after being too afraid or embarrassed Thesaurus: to start speaking, or to start speaking againsynonym Main entry: tongue * * * find your ˈvoice/ˈtongue idiom to be able to speak or express your opinion… … Useful english dictionary
tongue — [tuŋ] n. [ME tunge < OE, akin to Ger zunge < IE base * dṇĝhū , tongue > L lingua (OL dingua)] 1. the movable muscular structure attached to the floor of the mouth in most vertebrates: it is an important organ in the ingestion of food,… … English World dictionary
Tongue — Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an organ… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tongue bone — Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tongue grafting — Tongue Tongue, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga, Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L. lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ] [1913 Webster] 1. (Anat.) an … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tongue — ► NOUN 1) the fleshy muscular organ in the mouth, used for tasting, licking, swallowing, and (in humans) articulating speech. 2) the tongue of an ox or lamb as food. 3) a person s style or manner of speaking: a debater with a caustic tongue. 4) a … English terms dictionary
find (or lose) one's tongue — be able (or unable) to express oneself after a shock. → tongue … English new terms dictionary
find your tongue — find (your) tongue to begin to speak after being silent because you felt nervous or frightened. Amy took a step forward and finally found her tongue. I m Rhoda s friend, she said … New idioms dictionary
find one's tongue — ► find (or lose) one s tongue be able (or unable) to express oneself after a shock. Main Entry: ↑tongue … English terms dictionary
