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We found 2 dictionaries that define the word keep a civil tongue in one's head:

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  1. keep a civil tongue in one's head: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. keep a civil tongue in one's head: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (keep a civil tongue in one's head)

verb:  (idiomatic) To maintain a polite manner of speaking.


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