tourner sa langue sept fois dans sa bouche

French

Alternative forms

tourner sept fois sa langue dans sa bouche

Etymology

From the Bible. Literally, "to turn one's tongue seven times in one's mouth".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuʁ.ne sa lɑ̃ɡ sɛt fwa dɑ̃ sa buʃ/

Verb

tourner sa langue sept fois dans sa bouche

(informal) to think carefully (before one speaks); to refrain from speaking the first thing that comes to mind, to carve every word (before letting it fall)

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