watch your mouth
Mind your language
Watch your mouth is a warning to be more careful about what you're saying—to stop being rude, profane, or disrespectful.
It's often a sharp rebuke from someone in authority: a parent to a child, a teacher to a student.
Watch your mouth, young man.
The phrase can also warn against revealing secrets or speaking carelessly: Watch your mouth around her—she gossips.
- shut upDemand for silence
- hushAbsence of sound
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- rudeOffensively ill-mannered
- disrespectLack of regard
warning · scolding · tone · attitude · sass · backtalk · insolent · sharp tongue · language · cursing · profanity · swearing · mother · teacher · stern · raised eyebrow · finger wagging · threat
- scoldingscold, scolding, rebuke, berate, reprimand
- fighting wordsfight me, bring it, square up, throw hands, step outside
watch your mouthspeak your mind
State honest opinions openly
speak freely · speak up · let it all out · get it off your chest · open up
watch your mouthwell said
Praise for articulation
preach · that's right · keep talking · go on · tell me more
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