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weigh one's words
Idioms and Phrases
Speak or write with deliberation or considerable care, as in The doctor weighed his words as he explained her illness . This term was first recorded in 1340.Example Sentences
It is hard to weigh one’s words when so much hangs in the balance.
If one is obliged to weigh one's words, one may live to be called a worthy old soul, but one will not be in demand at dinner-parties.
"One has to weigh one's words before speaking when Alberta Wicks or Mary Hampton are here," Emma Dean had declared significantly to Irene Evans, and this seemed to be the prevalent opinion among the students who lived at Wayne Hall.
Nay, nay, my child," said Gerard, coming up and soothing her; "one cannot weigh one's words before those we love.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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