tongue
tongue the gift of tongues in the Christian Church, the ability to speak in a language unknown to the speaker, or to vocalize freely, usually in the context of religious (especially pentecostal or charismatic) worship, identified as a gift of the Holy Spirit.
the tongue always returns to the sore tooth proverbial saying, late 16th century, meaning that the mind constantly returns to a source of worry.
tongue in cheek without really meaning what one is saying or writing; putting one's tongue in one's cheek is a traditional gesture of sly humour.
See also the Devil makes his Christmas pies of lawyers' tongues and clerks' fingers at devil, the rough side of someone's tongue, a still tongue makes a wise head.
the tongue always returns to the sore tooth proverbial saying, late 16th century, meaning that the mind constantly returns to a source of worry.
tongue in cheek without really meaning what one is saying or writing; putting one's tongue in one's cheek is a traditional gesture of sly humour.
See also the Devil makes his Christmas pies of lawyers' tongues and clerks' fingers at devil, the rough side of someone's tongue, a still tongue makes a wise head.
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