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Chew the tongue
Hi there,
what does "chew the tongue" mean? I came across the terms, the context is that a girl is singing and a guy is chewing his tongue. with thanks.
Kevin
what does "chew the tongue" mean? I came across the terms, the context is that a girl is singing and a guy is chewing his tongue. with thanks.
Kevin
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Kevin Lamb (Email Removed)'s wild thoughts were released on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:07:30 -0700 (PDT) bearing the following fruit: [nq:1]Hi there, what does "chew the tongue" mean? I came across the terms, the context is that a girl is singing and a guy is chewing his tongue. with thanks.
- Kevin Lamb (Email Removed)'s wild thoughts were released on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:07:30 -0700 (PDT) bearing the following fruit: [nq:1]Hi there, what does "chew the tongue" mean?
- I came across the terms, the context is that a girl is singing and a guy is chewing his tongue.
- with thanks.
- Kevin[/nq] Can't say I've heard it before, but perhaps it's another way of saying 'biting his tongue' Perhaps the singing was so bad he had to employ self restraint not to pass comment on it.
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Kevin Lamb (Email Removed)'s wild thoughts were released on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:07:30 -0700 (PDT) bearing the following fruit:
[nq:1]Hi there, what does "chew the tongue" mean? I came across the terms, the context is that a girl is singing and a guy is chewing his tongue. with thanks. Kevin[/nq]
Can't say I've heard it before, but perhaps it's another way of saying 'biting his tongue'
[nq:1]Hi there, what does "chew the tongue" mean? I came across the terms, the context is that a girl is singing and a guy is chewing his tongue. with thanks. Kevin[/nq]
Can't say I've heard it before, but perhaps it's another way of saying 'biting his tongue'
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[nq:1]what does "chew the tongue" mean? I came across the terms, the context is that a girl is singing and a guy is chewing his tongue.[/nq]
I suspect it's a literal translation from another language; it is not an English idiom.
Andrew
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I suspect it's a literal translation from another language; it is not an English idiom.
Andrew
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[nq:1]I suspect it's a literal translation from another language; it is not an English idiom.[/nq]
The only English language refernce I can dig up is this bit of song lyric:
"I'll tell another joke for you
Did you hear the one about the one that looks like you I'll sleep with sleep arounds for you
Why don't you scratch my back and
chew the tongue I chew"
From "Im Alrig
The only English language refernce I can dig up is this bit of song lyric:
"I'll tell another joke for you
Did you hear the one about the one that looks like you I'll sleep with sleep arounds for you
Why don't you scratch my back and
chew the tongue I chew"
From "Im Alrig
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[nq:2]Hi there, what does "chew the tongue" mean? I came ... and a guy is chewing his tongue. with thanks. Kevin[/nq]
[nq:1]Can't say I've heard it before, but perhaps it's another way of saying 'biting his tongue'[/nq]
I think biting ones tongue refers to using the front teeth, and is a metaphor for not saying something when one wants to, but thinks he shouldn't.
Chewing the tongue us
[nq:1]Can't say I've heard it before, but perhaps it's another way of saying 'biting his tongue'[/nq]
I think biting ones tongue refers to using the front teeth, and is a metaphor for not saying something when one wants to, but thinks he shouldn't.
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