Bite your Tongue
What it means
Stop yourself from saying the thing you very much want to say.
Where it comes from
The instruction is physical, and it works. A mouth occupied with a small deliberate pain is a mouth not forming words, which is why the advice outlasted politer suggestions.
The puzzle it came from
Bite your Tongue was the answer to the Phrasicle of August 19, 2025. The clue read ____ your ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.
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mud
room
service
charge
ahead
text
bubble
bath
bomb
threat
jack
frost
bite
size
limit
baby
step
mother
tongue
twister
Phrasicle: Bite your Tongue