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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

save one's breath to cool one's porridge en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (imperative, often) To refrain from speech where it is futile or not wanted; to shut up.

Forms

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saves one's breath to cool one's porridge Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
saving one's breath to cool one's porridge Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saved one's breath to cool one's porridge Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
saved one's breath to cool one's porridge Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

keep one's breath to cool one's porridge