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Язык мой враг мой

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przysł. A man's ruin lies in his tongue (Maggie); A fool's tongue is long enough to cut his own throat (Maggie); don't let your tongue say what your head may have to pay for; the tongue of men is the whip of God; what a man suffers is the punishment of his tongue (Maggie); the human tongue is more poisonous than a bee's sting; there is no venom like that of the tongue
язык мой – враг мой
posp. my tongue runs away with me (Anglophile)
idm. the unruly member
przysł. an ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue; he cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue (used to mean: one's speaking too freely (or/and too much) does harm to the speaker); one's tongue runs before one's wit (contrast: a still tongue makes a wise head); my unruly member is not my best friend; my tongue is my enemy; no wisdom like silence; ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue
язык мой-враг мой
makar., przysł. he cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue
przysł. an ox is taken by the horns, and a man by the tongue (дословно: Быка берут за рога, а человека-за язык)
язык мой враг мой
idm. me and my big mouth (Yeldar Azanbayev)