watch one's language en · VERB
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To be careful about one's speech, in particular the avoidance of foul language.
You need to watch your language here. These people are very religious.
And I put my hands on her jugs. She goes crazy. She says 'Take your hands off me slimeball!' So I go, 'Rona, watch your language!' And she goes, 'If you wanna have fun with your hands, why don't you pass the time playin' solitaire.'
1993, John Lahr, The Manchurian Candidate: A Play [...] From the Novel by Richard Condon, New York, N.Y.: Dramatists Play Service, →ISBN, page 72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| watches one's language | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| watched one's language | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| watched one's language | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| watching one's language | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (2)
fr surveiller son vocabulaire (watch one's language) · fr surveiller son langage (watch one's language)